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Shipping Industry Cautioned as Giant Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Off
Ships venturing into the Antarctic waters could be faced with navigational hazards on the heels of the breaking off of a one trillion tonne iceberg – one of the biggest ever recorded – which has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, the Swansea University said on Wednesday.
The calving occurred sometime between Monday 10th July and Wednesday 12th July, when a 5,800 square km section of Larsen C finally broke away.
Despite the fact that the iceberg is not currently close to any of the major trade lanes it is likely that it will break into fragments while parts of the iceberg may drift north into warmer waters, the university said.
Expedition cruise ships heading to Antarctica are cautioned to remain vigilant so as to remain safe.
The Larsen C Ice Shelf, which has a thickness of between 200 and 600 metres, floats on the ocean at the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula, holding back the flow of glaciers that feed into it.
Dr Martin O’Leary, a Swansea University glaciologist and member of the MIDAS project team, said that the breaking away of the iceberg is a natural event, and believed not to be linked to human-induced climate change.
“However, this puts the ice shelf in a very vulnerable position. This is the furthest back that the ice front has been in recorded history. We’re going to be watching very carefully for signs that the rest of the shelf is becoming unstable,” he added.
The Swansea University further added that the new iceberg is not expected to immediately raise sea levels. Nevertheless, if the shelf loses much more of its area, it could result in glaciers that flow off the land behind speeding up their passage towards the ocean. This non-floating ice would have an eventual impact on sea levels, but only at a very modest rate, the statement reads. | <urn:uuid:99f52752-1870-4cf1-8e97-c58ba5ee6a44> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://www.offshore-energy.biz/shipping-industry-cautioned-as-giant-antarctic-iceberg-breaks-off/ | 2020-11-26T01:55:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141185851.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20201126001926-20201126031926-00399.warc.gz | en | 0.962426 | 397 |
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to quantify temporal variability in vascular and parenchymal enhancement within the same patient and to determine technique-related factors contributing to this variability. MATERIALS AND METHODS. We identified 100 patients who underwent four CT scans within 12 months with identical acquisition and contrast injection parameters. Enhancement was recorded in the abdominal aorta, main portal vein, liver parenchyma, and subcutaneous fat. Patient demographic and body habitus data were recorded. Injection-related factors were recorded including delay time from contrast injection to image acquisition. All pairwise differences in enhancement within each patient were evaluated for absolute and percentage change. RESULTS. Based on predetermined thresholds, we observed clinically relevant variability in 34% of patients for the abdominal aorta, 38% for the portal vein, and 33% for the liver parenchyma. A highly significant association was observed between higher variability in delay time and variability in the abdominal aorta (p = 0.009) and between female sex and variability in liver parenchyma (p = 0.008). A marginally significant association was seen between increasing age (p = 0.025) and female sex (p = 0.039) with variability in the abdominal aorta. No statistically significant association was found between all recorded variables and variability in the portal vein. CONCLUSION. Approximately one-third of patients may show clinically relevant variability in enhancement of the abdominal aorta, portal vein, and liver parenchyma even when using identical scanning and injection parameters. Delay time was the only controllable factor associated with variability in enhancement of the abdominal aorta; no other controllable factor is associated with variability in the portal vein or liver parenchyma.
|Numero di pagine||6|
|Rivista||American Journal of Roentgenology|
|Stato di pubblicazione||Published - 2020|
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-More than 300 people gather in Denver to Honor those killed in drunk and drugged driving crashes--
DENVER, April 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Colorado today, held its annual Celebration of Life Candlelight Vigil for the state's victims and survivors of drunk and drugged driving crashes. MADD hosted more than 300 attendees including victims, survivors, community partners and MADD volunteers at the Inn at Hudson Gardens.
Attendees joined together to light candles, watch a poignant slideshow showing the faces of those injured and killed in drunk and drugged driving crashes, and then shared a candlelit walk through Hudson Gardens which ended at a memorial dedicated to victims and survivors. MADD adopted a tulip tree and engraved a brick in the Rose Garden at Hudson Gardens in honor of all victims and survivors of drunk and drugged driving crashes.
Jennifer Gray's husband and daughter were killed, and another daughter was injured in a drunk driving crash in 2004. She attends the Candlelight Vigil each year with her family. "For us, the Vigil holds an important part in our lives. It's honoring the past and the pain. Never forgetting, but always moving forward." This year, the readings shared by the program speakers were written and submitted by MADD victims and survivors, including one particularly touching poem by Gray's daughter, McKayla, a survivor of the crash that killed her sister and father, entitled Irreversible.
Although the number of drunk driving crashes nationwide has been cut in half since MADD was founded in 1980, the Vigil is an important annual event that, sadly, continues to grow. In 2010 alone, 127 people in Colorado were killed in drunk driving crashes and countless others were injured.
"MADD's Candlelight Vigil is an opportunity to honor and remember those killed and injured in drunk and drugged driving crashes in Colorado," said Emily Tompkins, MADD Colorado State Executive Director. "Remembering these tragedies is not only important to those who are bereaved and injured, but it is also crucial to reminding our community about their role in eliminating these 100 percent preventable deaths and injuries."
The timing of the this year's Vigil is significant as it took place as National Crime Victims' Rights week concluded, an annual nationwide awareness campaign honoring crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. As summertime holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day are fast approaching, law enforcement is preparing for impaired driving crackdown periods in Colorado, while many families face these and other holidays knowing a loved one will be missing from their celebrations. Others are forced to watch their loved ones suffer from devastating injuries, which keep them from living the lives they once knew. The Vigil is a chance to honor and remember those forever changed by impaired driving crashes and remind the public of the tragic consequences of drunk and drugged driving.
MADD, one of the nation's largest crime victim assistance organizations, provides services to a victim/survivor of drunk or drugged driving crash every nine minutes at no charge. These services include support from trained advocates and a network of peers, guidance through the judicial process, and counseling referrals and more. In 2010 alone, MADD served more than 60,000 victims and survivors of drunk and drugged driving crashes nationwide.
MADD Colorado thanks the following financial contributors that made the Candlelight Vigil possible: Bachus & Schanker, LLC, MADD Colorado's 2012 Statewide Sponsor; Bell & Pollock, PC, MADD Colorado's 2012 Victim Services Sponsor; and the 2nd Judicial District VALE Board. In addition to the Candlelight Vigil, their contributions support MADD Colorado's Victim Services year round.
For more information on how to volunteer with MADD or to make a donation to support MADD's work in Colorado, please visit www.madd.org/co.
About Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nation's largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. With the help of those who want a safer future, MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving® will end this danger on America's roads. PowerTalk 21® is the national day for parents to talk with their kids about alcohol, using the proven strategies of Power of Parents™ to reduce the risk of underage drinking. And as one of the largest victim services organizations in the U.S., MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge, serving one person every nine minutes through local MADD victim advocates and at 1-877-MADD-HELP. Learn more at www.madd.org or by calling 1-877-ASK-MADD.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that there exists somewhere out in the ether, a document outlining some time-tested ways to annoy a Mac user. I think this document gets quietly installed along with every copy of Windows on every PC in the world and I think many of my friends and co-workers have secretly used it just to drive me crazy. Based on my experiences, here’s just a bit of what I’m sure is a much longer list….
WAYS TO ANNOY A MAC USER. Memorize and destroy.
1) Tell the Mac user that OS X looks nice, but that you simply can’t give up your 2 button mouse.
2) Make fun of the mac startup chime with repeated BoNg! noises.
3) When the Mac user sends you email with an in-line attachment, be sure to tell them the attachment is missing.
4) When naming files for a Mac user, do not use english. Make them look like passwords. “Wk24Skd01.xls”
5) Call the OS X dock the “start bar” and widgets “gadgets”. Double points if you get to say, “hey! isn’t that the duck icon from Windows XP?”
6) Periodically send the Mac user an email with an attachment called “winmail.dat”
7) Be sure to ask “why are you dragging your disk/cd/flash drive to the recycle bin?”
8) Refer to firewire as IEEE1394. Added points if you claim it was invented by Sony.
9) Save every document in .docx format.
10) Never use QuickTime. Encode all your video as a generic AVI using a random selection of codecs.
11) Ask the mac user if they’ve tried Google’s Chrome web browser yet.
12) Mention Microsoft exchange.
if all else fails, repeat the following, but use at your own risk….
You spent HOW MUCH for your MAC?
I only paid (insert absurdly low dollar amount) for my (insert vendor and model here) and it came with a printer and a digital camera!
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Have you heard of OneNote, the note-taking service from Microsoft? Did you try one of the OneNote apps, on your Windows computer, iPad tablet, Android smartphone, or other similar devices? If you are a OneNote user, on your Windows 10 computer, you will notice that there is something strange going on: there are not one, but two OneNote apps installed. One of them is called OneNote, and the other is called OneNote 2016. They are different in some respects and also the same, in others. In this article, we will explain everything that is important to know about OneNote and why there are two apps on your Windows 10 computer. Read on and decide which to use and which to remove:
What is OneNote?
OneNote is a tool developed by Microsoft for the purpose of helping you create and keep notes. The notes you gather in OneNote can contain anything from typed text to handwritten text, drawings, images, web links, audio and video, screenshots and so on.
The user's notes are stored on pages, which are organized in sections and notebooks. Each page can be as large as you want and the data inside is saved automatically by the application. Unlike Microsoft Word or other similar office apps, OneNote does not format the data you save in your notes, meaning that you can type, write, draw or insert any other kind of supported content, anywhere in a note. There's no required layout, alignment or positioning required for the information stored in OneNote.
OneNote was first announced by Microsoft on November 17, 2012. Since then, OneNote has gone through many updates and changes. The major iterations of OneNote correspond to the main versions of the Microsoft Office suite. There were OneNote 2003, OneNote 2007, OneNote 2010, OneNote 2013, and the latest of them is OneNote 2016, which was released on September 22, 2015.
The most recent versions of OneNote save, sync and backup the notes you take in the cloud, with the help of the OneDrive service. That means that the notes are always available on all the platforms and devices you use OneNote apps. Even if you are offline when you take a note, when your device gets access to the internet, the notes are automatically synced with the cloud.
In other words, because OneNote uses the cloud and there are apps for every important operating system to date, you can create and access your notes on any devices you use. You can, for instance, create a note on your Windows 10 desktop PC, check it on your iPad tablet while you relax on your couch, and complete the to-do list with groceries to buy on your Android smartphone, in the supermarket.
On what devices and operating systems is OneNote available?
OneNote is available as part of Microsoft Office or as a standalone app, on a multitude of devices with different operating systems. You can use OneNote on any device that runs on one of the following operating systems: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. There's even an online version of OneNote, which you can access from any web browser, here: OneNote.
Why there are two different versions of OneNote on my Windows 10 device?
If you happen to use Windows 10 and you are perplexed by the fact that you see two different versions of OneNote on your device, here's why you have them:
If you are also a subscriber to Office 365, or if you have bought Microsoft Office 2016 and installed it on your computer or device, then you also have another OneNote 2016 app installed. OneNote 2016 is the premium desktop client for OneNote. It is a client that offers more features and is more complex than the universal app version or any of the other OneNote apps for Android, iOS or macOS.
Additionally, OneNote 2016 is also available to download from the OneNote official website. If you got it from there and installed it on your Windows 10 computer, which already had the OneNote from Windows Store pre-installed, you probably have two OneNote apps now.
In the end, the answer to the question is that you have two different OneNote apps on your Windows 10 computer or device because you installed Microsoft Office 2016, Office 365 or simply OneNote 2016 for desktop.
What are the main differences between the OneNote app and OneNote 2016?
The first and most noticeable difference between the OneNote app from the Windows Store and the OneNote desktop app from the Office suite is that they have different tiles. The OneNote app has a live tile that can be resized up to a wide dimension on your Start Menu. The OneNote client from Office does not a have a tile, but a simple shortcut which can have only a small or a medium size on the Start Menu.
The OneNote app gets updates and new features often because they are easily distributed by Microsoft through the Windows Store. On the other hand, the OneNote 2016 client from the Microsoft Office suite or the Office 365 service, gets updated a lot less often so people who prefer things that don't change overnight might prefer it.
Although what the OneNote app and the OneNote 2016 desktop app offer is very similar, there are some differences between them and knowing which they are can help you choose which app to use.
Which are the features that are available only in the OneNote app from the Windows Store?
Here are the most important features that are now available in the OneNote app but which are not available in OneNote 2016:
- You can view all your notes sorted by when you last updated them
- You can preview notes without opening the page on which they are found
- Drawings can be transformed automatically into shapes
- You can see when someone uses a notebook you shared
- You can share individual pages from a notebook
- When you write or type an equation, OneNote can use the Ink Math Assistant to help you solve it
- You can ask Cortana to take a note
- You can increase the writing/drawing space by hiding the page list and the ribbon menu
- You can view emoji ideograms and smilies in all their original colors
- You can use pencil ink to draw inside a note, but only if you use Windows 10 Anniversary Update
- You can use new ink colors such as rainbow, galaxy, gold, and others
- You can use the camera on your device to capture not only photos but also documents and whiteboards directly into OneNote
- You can take a web note in Microsoft Edge and save it directly to OneNote
Which are the features that are available only in the OneNote 2016 desktop app from Microsoft Office 2016 or Office 365?
Here are the most important features that are available only in the OneNote 2016 desktop client from Office but which are not available in the OneNote universal app:
- You can insert an Excel spreadsheet into the notes you make
- The tasks you create in OneNote 2016 sync with Outlook
- You can convert handwriting into text
- You can highlight what you write when you playback an audio recording
- You can add complex equations by using the equation editor
- You can create and use tags for the notes you take
- You can use templates for the notes you take
- You can store your notebooks and back up notes locally, not in the cloud
NOTE: One of our readers (thank you Ron!) pointed out the fact that there are another two things people miss in newer versions of OneNote. The latest OneNote app, as well as the latest OneNote 2016 no longer offer the option to insert scanned images. However, you can achieve the same result if you use the Windows Fax and Scan desktop program or the Windows Scan app from the Windows Store. If you want, you can find more information here: How can I Insert scanned images into OneNote 2016 for Windows?.
Which OneNote should you keep and use?
Both the OneNote app from the Windows Store and the OneNote 2016 desktop client from the Office suite do mostly the same things. However, as we have seen earlier, there are some differences between them.
The OneNote universal app is already found in Windows 10, and it is entirely free. The OneNote 2016 client is available in the Office suite, and that means that you have it because you have installed Microsoft Office 2016 or Office 365. Both suites, require a payment. However, few users know that the OneNote 2016 desktop client can be downloaded and installed for free, separately from the Office suite, from here: Download OneNote.
If you already have the Office suite installed, then choosing to use the OneNote 2016 client is ultimately a matter of personality and needs. If you are a traditional user who likes things to stay the same and only use new features after they have already been verified by others, you should probably choose OneNote 2016 and ditch the OneNote app from the Store. Also, if you need business oriented features like the integration with Excel and Outlook, then OneNote 2016 is the way to go.
If you prefer having access to all the latest features available, the OneNote app is better for you. Microsoft updates the OneNote universal app more often than it updates OneNote 2016.
Which Windows 10 OneNote app you prefer?
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Just a few years ago, there weren’t a lot of options for buying new phones. You could either buy them outright, or sign a contract. Now there are more options than ever, so we want to know, how do you buy your new phones?
The number of ways that you can buy new phones has increased dramatically over the years. It used to be the case that you had to sign a two year contract to get a subsidized price or pay the full price up front. Now there are tons of options, including but not limited to:
- Carrier financing: Some carriers will allow you to finance your phones, adding an extra monthly charge to your cell phone bill until it’s paid off.
- Early upgrade plans: While not all of them are great deals, many carriers offer some kind of early upgrade plans that let you swap out your old phone more often than every two years.
- Carrier leasing: Even newer than upgrade plans, T-Mobile recently introduced a program that lets you lease a phone for 18 months, with the option to trade in up to three times a year.
- Manufacturer financing: While not every manufacturer has given this option, companies like Motorola sometimes allow you to finance phones directly from the source, with no carrier involvement whatsoever.
- Buying used: Sites like Swappa have popped up specifically for the purpose of buying and selling used phones. Of course you can also find them on older sites like eBay or Craigslist.
- Carrier subsidies: The most common way to buy phones for years, most carriers still allow you to buy a heavily subsidized phone with a two year contract.
- Paying full retail price: You can almost always just buy a handset for full price. Many manufacturers are putting out cheaper and cheaper handsets, making this more feasible.
Not all of these options are good for everyone, but the number of choices for how to pay for that expensive hunk of glass and metal in your pocket has never been greater. What have you found that works for you? Let us know how you prefer to buy your phones, as well as the country and carrier you’re in so we have a bit of context.
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On vacations I enjoy reading books. This year I choose to book “together” from Vivek Murthy, A former surgeon general of the United States.
To my delight he described on page 71 a member of the city council of Anaheim who overcame his stage fright with friends he made in Toastmasters.
A perfect example of what Toastmaster’s should be about. Glad to read that this happens obviously quite often.
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Last Thursday we had a great time in the common room cooking with Seda Baskurt. Seda conducted a wonderful workshop on Turkish cooking. In this workshop, we learned how to make Kisir Salad and Yaprak Sarma. Kisir salad is a delicious appetizer which is made of bulgur which is a cereal food made from the groats of wheat, fresh vegetables, and citron which gave it had nice tangy taste. We helped Seda with washing and cutting the vegetables after several efforts by Carola in motivating us to do so 🙂 Yaprak sarma is a traditional Turkish fingerfood which is made of rice cooked with some spices, olive oil and tomatoes. In the beginning we were not sure how to turn on the stove for cooking the rice, but luckily we figured that out with the help of several suggestions. Finally, the cooked rice is rolled in grape leaves in finger-shaped rolls and they are boiled in a sauce until it is perfectly cooked. As making the rolls is a slow process, a lot of us decided to give hands so that we can eat faster 🙂 Finally, it was eating time and all the efforts and handwork was worth it. We would like to thank Seda for this wonderful Workshop and looking forward for similar delicious workshops in the future.
INTRO CAROLA’S CORNER IN 100 WORDS
Today I ‘ll start with a new rubric: ‘Carola’s Corner’. In this Corner, I would like to reflect regularly upon Get in Touch past, present and future. Each time in max 100 words.
Seems like yesterday .. Silke Georgi and me discussing plans for a warm social support for international spouses. Their needs & wants should be leading. A personal approach and an equal level, is what we believed in. We found the same enthusiasm in Willem van Hoorn (TU/e) in one of our regular catch-up talks. Now, just over 3 years ago .. on 24th of March 2011 to be precise .. we launched our very 1st Git Meeting, conducted by Silke, in the location of Indigo-Wereld. Few months later this 1st group pic. Many would follow ..
Welcome to my farewell party. This is the first one ever for me. Thanks, to you guys who wanted to surprise me. Thank you to my dear students. I hope you will do these dances I taught, in different occasions of your life, and feel like a Bollywood queen because that’s what I wanted to make happen for you guys.
I hate farewells; usually farewells make everyone sad. The person who is leaving, as well as his or her friends. So I always ran away from my friends without saying a farewell to them. But somehow I felt I wanted this farewell. And I know there is a purpose that will be fulfilled. So this farewell will not make us sad.
Not very long ago, I came here as a chirpy bird full of hope and excitement for a new beginning in Eindhoven. But soon I became angry, frustrated and lonely. I looked for support from my husband, but soon realized how much of my support he actually needed. I was an empty well, of empty days spent doing house chores, job applications, interviews that ended in rejection and hanging out with friends that could not empathize with me.
So how could I give the water of comfort, hope, cheerfulness to him? I knew that there had to be a source of the positive energy, empathy and support that I needed to stand completely on my own, so that I could then support him.
Like a heart’s prayer answered, I became a part of a group of beautiful hearted ladies. And the simple things we did together healed me. Outwardly we were cooking, shopping, and visiting places together; and on the inside it was curing me of all my pains. I think it is the genuine affection we get from each other that acts like a healing balm.
Slowly, I got the strength to take one step ahead and to make a mark in this foreign land with my passion: dancing. Starting and finishing 3 batches gave me immense satisfaction and improved my entrepreneurial qualities. I was becoming better in my interviews not coz I was studying more but simply coz I was settling in and was getting more confident with the practicalities of the place.
Then there was so much I could learn from the wonderful ladies going through different situations in life. With all these empathic ladies we can have such valuable connections, that it feels like you are in a wonderland; where, what you were lacking, you get. You just have to figure out a way.
So today, I am a much more emotionally stronger woman, one who can pursue her dreams on her own and also supports her husband a little better. I would like to use this opportunity, where we have come together to bid me a farewell, to let you know that, yes, whatever you are facing can be very difficult: a new land, a new culture, new professional roadblocks, babies, no family or close friends & a very busy husbands. But just knowing that you are not alone is the first step towards redemption.
And please don’t stay too much at home. Come out and meet these wonderful, beautiful ladies. Do things together. Go places together. Make connections that are valuable to you. Go behind your passions; chase and hunt them down – and you will be better, stronger and not afraid, because of it. And that’s when your husbands can start depending on you.
With this I would like to acknowledge the mother bird who made this nest for us, where we chi-chat and do much more. The one loved by us all so dearly that the sight of her makes you miss home a little less each day. Because you know she can make it okay for you. And she does! | <urn:uuid:0657138d-d955-4868-bbec-cfd71bf12263> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | https://getintoucheindhoven.wordpress.com/tag/spouses-eindhoven/ | 2017-09-20T04:02:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818686169.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20170920033426-20170920053426-00236.warc.gz | en | 0.979756 | 1,221 |
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|September 3, 2001||
You want a plebiscite? Okay, let's do a real one, then!
As I wrote this on Independence Day, August 15, 2001, I was thinking how the spectacle of the stillborn Indo-Pak talks in Agra reminded me of the track, Wish you were here, from the Pink Floyd album of the same name.
Year after year, running over the same old ground.
What have we found? Same old fears.
Without a doubt, running over the same old ground. Finding the same old fears, the men in khaki from Islamabad and the men in dhotis from Delhi.
In particular, I doubt if the Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf wished it otherwise. For he took extra care to sabotage the summit by insisting on unreasonable conditions. He acted as though he seriously expected India to sign an agreement turning over all of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan: the goal of the fundamentalists.
Nothing less would have been satisfactory for Musharraf. He was quite deliberate: he pruned his delegation of all unnecessary members, including his trade, culture and finance ministry colleagues, and limited his delegation to hard-core ideological hawks. He was clearly not interested in talking about the proposed Iranian gas pipeline, or about collaboration in the forthcoming round of WTO talks, or about cross-border terrorism. He merely wanted Kashmir to be turned over to him, pronto!
Musharraf, it appears in hindsight, came handicapped by groupthink: he has begun to believe in the propaganda that he and his fundamentalist colleagues have fashioned. That India is suffering grievously from 'the thousand cuts' his terrorists have been able to deliver. That the Indian army is on the verge of collapse against his terrorists. That public morale is at an all-time low in India. That the economy is in shambles. That the Americans leaned hard on India to come to the negotiating table. That Pakistan, being composed of tough, meat-eating Muslims, would easily walk over the cunning 'vegetarian Hindus' of India, if only Pak politicians didn't cave in. These are all comforting myths, but myths they are indeed.
These mythologies have become so entrenched in Pakistan that it is impossible for them to work with India in a constructive manner. They study an entirely fantastic history -- which ignores 4,000 years of an Indian (yes, Hindu and Buddhist) past before Islam arrived in the area. What they read from the Indian media is Nehruvian Stalinist 'secular' 'progressive' twaddle that leads them to believe that it is only a matter of months before they can fly the green flag of Islam atop Delhi's Red Fort. They still find it hard to digest their comprehensive rout in 1971.
The ugly nature of the summit could have been, and indeed was, predicted by a number of people including me: see my earlier column It's their nature, their custom: Why the Indo-Pak summit is doomed. We are seeing the proverbial irresistible force meeting the immovable object: two nations talking past each other, both steeped in their own grievances.
While I think the Indian side, as usual, did not plan the event properly, I think most of the blame for the failure of the summit should be placed on Pakistan's shoulders. I am quite at a loss to understand why some commentators have said that Musharraf came out the winner and that it was a PR disaster for India. Of course, many of the people who said this are 'secular' 'progressives' who want nothing more than to give Kashmir to Pakistan. As though that would solve anything whatsoever.
Consider, for example, the Pakistanis' behavior. Musharraf insists on meeting with the Hurriyat Conference, despite strong signals from the Indian government. This is against protocol, and should not have been countenanced. A state guest is not expected to meet people that the host doesn't want him to meet, in particular secessionists and enemies of the state.
After all, when Vajpayee went to Lahore, did he meet MQM leaders who are fighting the Pakistani government? When Clinton went to Beijing, did he meet the head of the secessionist Uighur Muslims from Xinjiang or freedom-seeking Tibetans? I think if Vajpayee goes to Pakistan again, he should make it a point of meeting MQM leaders. Two can play at this game.
A proper response from India would have been to threaten to cancel the summit, unless the dictator agreed to follow normal diplomatic decorum. Being limp-wristed, the Indians did not do so. They should definitely have done this after Musharraf's ambush-style breakfast meeting with the forever brain-dead Indian media: this violated normal diplomatic protocol.
Furthermore, consider the great rumpus over what Sushma Swaraj said or did not say. It is true that she didn't mention Kashmir. But what of that? It is like Gandhiji's comment when asked whether he felt awkward meeting the British king while he, Gandhiji, was dressed in no more than a loincloth: 'The king wore enough clothes for both of us put together!' Musharraf and his minions had made more than enough noise about Kashmir to make up for anything Swaraj did not say.
I think that is not the real reason. I think the Pakistanis were offended that a woman would dare do something like this. I have noticed that among Pakistanis, the worst insult is to call another man a woman. The second biggest insult is to call him a Hindu. Therefore to have a Hindu woman in a position of power say something they didn't like was the equivalent of waving a red flag in front of a bull. Women, as far as Pakistanis are concerned, are chattel, mere baby-factories: see Amnesty International's note. Hindu women, of course, are meant to be converted to Islam and made into chattel.
Similarly, consider what happened with Nirupama Rao, the foreign ministry spokeswoman, a senior IFS officer. When she made a statement to the assembled Pakistani media, she was manhandled and jostled and even hit on the shoulder. Once again, how dare a Hindu woman speak to them? Notice that this happened on Indian soil. If the Indian government had any guts, the offending Pakistanis should have been lathi-charged immediately. Assaulting spokespersons is simply not done in civilized society: alas, Pakistanis have trouble understanding that.
For instance, nobody ceremoniously washed the Raj Ghat that had been polluted by the presence of this dictator. How ironic that he came to the resting place of that pacifist par excellence, this dictator who has on his hands the blood of hundreds of Indian soldiers in Kargil! Yet, nobody insulted him there or at the Taj Mahal. But after Vajpayee went to the 'Minar-e-Pakistan' in Lahore, some Muslim fanatics went and washed the 'polluted' place! Such things are only done by barbarians.
That brings up another point, mentioned by Sunanda K Datta-Ray in an excellent comment (thanks to reader Gopi for the pointer) where he quoted widely from Rushdie's Shame. Why on earth did India go to such great lengths to have a big shindig and hoopla in Agra? The summit should have been held with no great ceremony in a drab and business-like atmosphere. This was no visit by a friendly head of state, but a soldier at war with India: we should have met him in Delhi at some military barracks, no tourism and photo-ops please. Remember Clinton's very business-like trip to Islamabad?
In fact, it was a mistake to have this meeting in North India at all. Because a great deal of Pakistani mythology consists of the idea that they, Muslims, were rulers of much of India for some years, and therefore deserve to rule it again. But why stop at the Islamic invasion of Sind? How about the people who lived there before Islam arrived? Namely Hindus/Buddhists/Jains? Why shouldn't they rule themselves? But then, nobody accuses Pakistanis of being logical.
North India is full of reminders of Muslim empires. It would be much better to have Indo-Pak summits in Chennai, with its flourishing Tamil culture that emphatically rejects Urdu-poetry-recitations, or in Bangalore with its glittering high-tech razzmatazz. These are the images these Pakistanis need to take away with them: that Indian culture is far greater than their Urdu-Persian-Arabic monoculture; and that India is fast leaving Pakistan behind in development.
Perhaps they should also be taken to Hampi, the remains of the great city of Vijayanagar, that Muslims burned to the ground, destroying its high urban culture, the area essentially reverting to hand-to-mouth subsistence agriculture. The Pakistanis must be told, 'Never again. Never again shall we allow you to violate our civilization! And this is why.' It is Hampi that is a teardrop on the face of Time, not the Taj Mahal: it should be a place of pilgrimage for all Indians, to shed a tear for the splendors of that Forgotten Empire.
As V S Naipaul said recently in an interview: India has been a wounded civilization because of Islamic violence: Pakistanis know this; indeed they revel in it. It is only Indian Nehruvians like Romila Thapar who pretend that Islamic rule was benevolent. We should face facts: Islamic rule in India was at least as catastrophic as the later Christian rule. The Christians created massive poverty in what was a most prosperous country; the Muslims created a terrorized civilization out of what was the most creative culture that ever existed.
There is nothing wrong in acknowledging obvious truths. Unfortunately, the Marxists who call themselves 'historians' in India (see the cover picture of a hammer-and-sickle ostrich sticking its head in the sand in Arun Shourie's damning Eminent Historians) are past masters at dissimulation. Let me be clear: the objective is not to crucify today's Muslim Indians for the sins of their ancestors, but to gain a strategic understanding of the mind-sets of today's Pakistanis and other enemies of India. It is essential for Indians to understand their tactics, their objectives, and their role-models.
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Join EPIP St. Louis for a half-day skill-building session in community organizing! This training is a step for EPIP St. Louis and its membership to activate social justice and impact alongside our partners. We believe building our skills in community organizing is an important step for the philanthropic sector to become ready for real change. Understanding the tools and process of community organizing will help us be better equipped to support inclusive community action. This kind of civic engagement is key to developing and supporting lasting solutions to issues facing communities and presents the unique and essential role funders can play. Not only is it important that funders support organizations who engage in community organizing, advocacy and policy work, but it is important for us to organize as a sector to support our grantees, partners, and communities involved in change movements.
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Kitsap Community Foundation announces grants
Several Bainbridge Island nonprofits recently received grants from the Kitsap Community Foundation through its annual competitive grant process.
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art received a grant for $5,000. Friends of the Farms received a grant for $2,450, and Salish Sea Expeditions was awarded a $2,450 grant.
The donations were part of 26 grants made by the foundation. Other recipients included the Blue Star Banner Program, Healthy Start Kitsap, Kitsap Humane Society, Kitsap Legal Services and the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.
Kol Medina, the foundation’s executive director, said foundation officials were deeply honored to provide the much-needed funding to local nonprofits.
Medina said the foundation received 84 grant applications.
“Over $300,000 was requested but we were only able to fund about $90,000 worth of grants. It’s difficult to have to turn down so many deserving grant applications,” Medina said.
Two students from Bainbridge also received scholarships from the foundation.
Sophia Stoyanovich received the Charles and Dorothy Martell Family Music Scholarship, a gift awarded to a 2014 Kitsap County graduating high school student wishing to continue music education beyond high school. The scholarship was established by the children of Charles and Dorothy Martell to honor their parents.
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The Eugene law firm once known as Walters, Chanti and Zennache has an impressive track record in securing positions on the bench for its principals. All three have moved into judgeships.
Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Tuesday announced that he has selected Suzanne Chanti to succeed Gregory Foote as a Lane County Circuit Court judge. Foote retired Dec. 31 after 32 years on the local bench.
“I’m very pleased that the governor has entrusted me with this position,” Chanti said Tuesday afternoon, just hours after getting word of her appointment. “I’m going to work really hard to serve the people of the state of Oregon.”
Chanti is following the career path of former partner Charles Zennache, who was named to the Lane County Circuit Court in 2007. Former partner Martha Walters was named by Kulongoski to the Oregon Supreme Court in 2006.
Chanti’s appointment will temporarily reduce her law firm to a single partner, Jennifer Middleton. The firm is currently doing business as Chanti & Middleton Attorneys.
Chanti “is an incredibly bright, engaging and energetic person who will be a tremendous asset to the Lane County bench,” Kulongoski said in a statement. “Her respect for people of all backgrounds and tireless work ethic will make her an extraordinary judge.”
Chanti, who turned 52 this month, bested 13 other lawyers who also sought the $114,468 per year judgeship vacancy. Chanti said she was neither optimistic nor pessimistic about her chances of winning the appointment.
“I thought there were some really well-qualified people in that pool,” she said. “Sometimes doors open for you, and sometimes they don’t.”
Chanti previously was a semifinalist for an Oregon federal court bench vacancy, but was not among the final four candidates considered by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
Chanti has practiced law in Eugene since 1988, the year she received her law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. In her law practice, she has specialized in employment discrimination cases based on sex, race and disability. She was on the legal team that represented golfer Casey Martin in his successful Americans with Disabilities Act claim against the PGA Tour.
She also has served as city attorney for the municipalities of Drain and Gold Beach.
Chanti’s undergraduate degree is from Southern Oregon University. She serves on the board of the Oregon State Bar’s Professional Liability Fund. She is a past member of the Oregon Disability Commission and a board member of Mobility International USA, the Eugene-based nonprofit agency that advocates for the rights of the disabled worldwide.
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Pane, amore e gelosia 1954
iMDB Rating: 6.7
Date Released : 6 December 1954
Genre : Comedy, Romance
Stars : Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini, Roberto Risso
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In a small Italian village, Maria De Ritis is engaged to army Lieutenant Pietro Stelluti. Stelluti's superior officer, Marshal Antonio Carotenuto, is contemplating marriage to Annarella Mirziano, but he will be forced to resign if he marries Annarella, since she has an illegitimate child and that is against regulations for army officers. When Stelluti leaves town for a few weeks, the town-gossips create an affair out of the innocent relationship between Maria and Antonio. Stelluti returns and accuses Maria of infidelity, and, she, in reprisal, runs off and joins a traveling theatrical troupe as a dancer. Antonio, after convincing Annarella that he has not betrayed her love, encounters more trouble when the father of Annarella's child shows up and asks that she and the child go away with him. Antonio tells Annarella that it is her decision to make, and she chooses the child's father and leaves with him. Maria arrives back in town, as does an earthquake that destroys her home, but she ...
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BREAD, LOVE AND JEALOUSY or "FRISKY" as the American distributor re-titled it upon its initial American release, is a sequel to the tremendously successful BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMS made in 1953. They were the first two of a series of earthy comedies which Gina Lollobrigida got tired of making. She was replaced in PANE AMORE E... (SCANDAL IN SORRENTO) by Sophia Loren. At the time of their release, these amusing country comedies were seen by critics as a frivolous departure from the more serious neo-realist films of the period, but audiences loved them precisely because of their light charm and their escapist qualities. Most film historians say that BREAD, LOVE AND JEALOUSY isn't quite up to the quality of its predecessor, but the fact is that they are cut from the same cloth and seem like two parts of the same film, as pleasing and delightful today as when they came out, even better, given the sweet spice of nostalgia. Borrowing elements of Shakespearean comedy, this film is about the parallel amorous fortunes of two couples, one young, one middle-age. We encountered them both in the first film. "Maresciallo" Antonio Carotenuto (Vittorio De Sica) must resign his position in the village in order to marry the town midwife, an unwed mother. Pietro, the young policeman who is to marry "Bersagliera" or "Frisky" (Lollobrigida) is transferred to another town. Frisky is assigned to the maresciallo who takes her into his house as a servant. Gossip about the two grows. The fiancé returns and breaks off the engagement. The father of the midwife's child appears, proposes marriage, and the parish priest induces the woman to accept. The wrongly maligned Frisky makes peace with her fiancé. Another midwife arrives in town. The maresciallo can lust hopefully once more. The movie could be called "All's Well that Ends Well, Italian Style." There isn't much one can say about a movie as simple and unassuming as this, except that the performers bring it off admirably and command our attention for an hour and a half. No social moral, no essay into the alienation of modern man, no peeks at the filmmaker's navel exist here...only the ingratiating talents of Gina Lollobrigida and Vittorio De Sica under the humane direction of Luigi Comencini. | <urn:uuid:191b2109-c092-4135-9ddb-bad267f65844> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://365choreography.blogspot.com/2014/05/watch-full-pane-amore-e-gelosia-hd.html | 2017-12-12T14:13:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948517181.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20171212134318-20171212154318-00402.warc.gz | en | 0.951218 | 877 |
Unicorns – These magnificent, mystical creatures have fascinated people for centuries.
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You’ll be inspired by these ideas to throw the most magical unicorn party!
Enter the world of unicorns, dreams and wonder. Gallop over the rainbow and relish desserts covered in sprinkles.
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Unicorn Party Ideas To Make Your Party Sparkle
Fabulous, glittering fun ideas for your unicorn party.
- Stunning Invitations
- Sparkling Decorations
- Delicious Treats
- Magical Games
- Epic Favors
1. Stunning Unicorn Party Invitations
Get your guests excited about the party with astonishing invitations.
Let me present you with three different options that all have a special feeling to them.
Magical Day. A gorgeous unicorn invitation from RaspberryPartyCo.
It is PARTY time! Cool Unicorn Invitation from HappyInvitationStore.
Precious Little One. A super cute Unicorn Invitation from FavouritePrinting
2. Sparkling Decorations
Unicorn parties are all about pretty colors, sparkles, and glitter. Create a magical atmosphere with these fabulous ideas.
1. Unicorn Letters
Spell your child’s name with these adorable Unicorn Letters from MommyCreationsAGS. Adds a great touch to your party.
And as an added bonus: after the party place it on a shelf in your daughter’s room and use it for years to come.
2. Whimsical Unicorn Eggs
Adorable! I just love these.
Whimsical Unicorn Eggs from Real and Quirky will bring smiles to your guests faces.
Make them before hand to use as decorations or together as a party activity.
These eggs would be awesome at Unicorn Baby Shower!
3. Unicorn Quotes
“Be a unicorn in the field of horses”.
Frame cute unicorn quotes and place them on the tables or walls to entertain the party crowd. More cool unicorn quotes at 3 Boys and A Dog.
Or come up with your own quotes… yes, I’m actually going to attempt to say something cool: “Unicorns Sparkle, So Do I”
4. Darling Unicorn Slime Jars
Prepare these delightful unicorn slime jars form The Best Ideas For Kids and use them as decorations. And as you might guess I’ll suggest that you give them as party favors. Your guests will love these. Too cute!
You could make these jars and fill them up with other goodies too like cotton candy or other colorful treats.
5. Stunning Backdrop
Hang this stunning backdrop from WithLOVEeventdecor behind the cake or gift table or use it as a spectacular backdrop for photos. Your girl will love this one.
Soft layers of beautiful fabric create a truly magical feel.
6. Cupcake Toppers
Transform any cupcake into a unicorn cupcake with pretty toppers from Printable Crush. Cupcakes are easy to serve and just the right size of sweetness.
7. Photo Booth Frame
Beautiful frame you can use as a decoration and a photo booth prop. Take adorable photos of the birthday girl and her friends with a Photo Booth Frame from Adoro Studio.
8. Pastel Balloons
Simple things can look really pretty.
Balloons in unicorn colors.
Clear jars and serving bowls filled with rainbow colored treats. This lovely idea is from Teach Me Mommy.
9. Adorable Backdrop
This would be a totally cute focal point for the whole party.
The astonishing unicorn paper flower arrangement from WishUponAFlowerShop is amazing.
Use it as a backdrop behind the dessert table and later on in your child’s room.
10. Colorful Lanterns and Pom Poms
- Colorful lanterns
- A canopy over the table made with tulle, sheers or plastic table cloths
- Pillows with pastel pillowcases
- Rainbow arch over a doorway. You can make this with tulle, sheers, or tablecloths. A little bit wire would be helpful to form the shape.
- Rainbow cut outs at windows
11. Unicorn Party Kit
Make it easy on yourself and get a unicorn party kit from Target. With these cute ideas you’ll have your party ready in no time.
Use the image as an inspiration for setting up the dessert table.
- flutes for holding treats (tie a purple ribbon around the stem)
- lace cake stand (you could tape a piece of lace around a regular cake stand
- fans and flowers as backdrop
3. Delicious Unicorn Desserts
Bring on the sprinkles!
Got to have desserts at a birthday party. These magnificent creations will charm your birthday girl and her guests.
1. Unicorn Cupcakes, Unicorn Ice Cream, and Unicorn Kisses Cookies
Unicorn desserts are going to be adorable. Take a look at these Unicorn Cupcakes by Stacey from My Kids Lick the Bowl. She will even show you how to make the unicorn horn!
The super easy recipe for Unicorn Ice Cream is from 3 Boys and a Dog. Even if you are not master baker you can make this unicorn dessert.
Real and Quirky brings you the easy recipe for delicious sparkly Unicorn Kisses Cookies. Kids will love these rainbow cookies!
2. Unicorn Pretzel Sticks, Unicorn Cupcakes, and Unicorn Bark
Another set of wonderful Unicorn Treats.
Candy coated pretzel rods are easy to make and so pretty. They are the perfect treat for a birthday party. Angela from The Inspiration Edit will show you how to make these lovely Unicorn Pretzel Rods.
Unicorn Cupcakes from Teach Me Mommy don’t need frosting. They are cute and sweet without it.
Nerdy Mamma made this awesome Unicorn Bark Candy. Magical food for your magical unicorn party.
3. Unicorn Ice Cream, Unicorn Cupcakes, Unicorn Dough
Cake or ice cream? You’ll get both in the awesome No-Churn Ice Cream Treat from Spaceships and Laser Beams.
Unicorn Cupcakes with a Cute Cupcake Topper from Artsy Fartsy Mama. You can use any kind of cupcakes when you have unicorn cupcake toppers.
Who wouldn’t want to eat cookie dough. Especially, colorful rainbow Unicorn Cookie Dough. Nerdy Mamma has a fun recipe for you.
4. Unicorn Cupcakes, Unicorn Donuts, Unicorn Cheesecake
Unicorn Cupcakes are popular! The delightful Cupcakes with Edible Cupcake Toppers are from Kimspired DIY. Birthday sweets don’t have to be complicated to look awesome.
Unicorn Donuts! That’s something fabulous! Savvy Saving Couple will show you how to make these Easy but Stunning Donuts for you unicorn birthday party.
I love cheesecake so of course I’d think that Unicorn Mini Cheesecakes from My Home Based Life are a must for a Unicorn Party.
5. Unicorn Cupcake Toppers
These cute unicorn cupcake toppers turn any cupcake into a unicorn cupcake!
Download the unicorn cupcake topper printable.
They work well also as favor tags or can be printed on a sticker paper and used for decorating invitations or water bottles etc.
In Free Party Printables you’ll also find unicorn coloring pages. No need to sign up or anything. Just click and print :).
4. Magical Unicorn Games
This party needs magical unicorn games and activities.
1. Unicorn Wishes Bottles
Sparkling fun Unicorn Wishes Bottles from Projects With Kids. These bottles make great decorations for girls bedrooms.
2. Unicorn Memory Game
Unicorns, Fairies & Glitter has a fun Memory Game printable that is just perfect for the younger kids. Play a few rounds of this classic game. Have a splendid time looking for the matching pictures.
This works well also as a party favor.
3. What’s Your Unicorn Name
A beautiful printable poster from Paper Sparkles DIY. It comes with cute badges you can wear at the party.
Every little girl will be so happy to figure out her unicorn name!
Of course, I had to check what my name would be and I am Twinkle Buttercup Dream. What’s your unicorn name?
4. Pin The Horn On The Unicorn
Cover your eyes with a pretty unicorn mask and Pin the Horn On The Unicorn. This game from Big Dot Of Happiness comes with 20 horns and is made of corrugated plastic. Use it more than once!
5. Get Creative – Unicorn T-Shirt
Color your own unicorn t-shirts from The Tigers Trunk. A fun way to keep the girls busy at the party. They can work on art and chat while being creative.
6. Glitter Unicorn Slime
All this slime stuff is so popular now. The recipe from See Vanessa Craft is super simple and will be a fun activity to do at your party.
7. Unicorn Coloring Pages
5 cute unicorn coloring pages for the kids to color. You could also have the birthday star to color them. Put them in frames and use as party decorations.
8. Make A Stick Unicorn
Loving this! The party guests will have a great time stuffing their own unicorns. Attach to dowels with hot glue and you are ready to gallop over the rainbow.
You can get these adorable unicorns from SEWnSoHandmade.
9. Unicorn Race
- 5 (or any amount you choose) plastic egg halves for each participant
- traffic cones or bowling pins
- Mark a starting point. Place the traffic cones “horns” far away from the starting point.
- The kids put a half of an egg on top of their heads. Run around the horn and come back to the starting point.
- They add another egg half on top of the other and go around the horn again.
- Continue until they have gone around the horn with all the eggs. The one who finishes first is the winner.
5. Epic Unicorn Favors
Send your guests home with magical memories and unicorn party favors!
1. Colorful Unicorn Treat Bags
Easy and inexpensive party favor idea from Natural Beach Living. Kids love sweets and they will be excited to receive a goodie bag filled with
- Colorful marshmallows
- Rainbow lollipops
- Cotton candy
2. Unicorn Sugar Scrub
Sweet smelling, attractive Unicorn Sugar Scrub from My Printly. Easy to make, fun to give and so amazing to use.
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3. Adorable Unicorn Pouch
No Sew Unicorn Pouch. You could make these and use them as favor bags… and instead of a contour stick put a chapstick or candy inside :).
Another fun way to use this pouch from Artsy Craftsy Mom is to give the pouch supplies along with instructions as a party favor.
4. Cute Unicorn Key Ring
An adorable set of key rings. The girls will be excited to have these hanging from their backpacks!
5. Magical Unicorn Hair Ties
An easy and cheap unicorn party favor: hair ties. The guests will love these!
6. Tasty Unicorn Popcorn
You have five flavors such as Confetti and Cotton Candy Mix to choose from. Each bag of popcorn from PopCentralPopcorn is sealed for freshness and come with a personalized sticker.
HAVE FUN AND MAKE MEMORIES:
- 30 Enchanting Alice In Wonderland Tea Party Ideas. You’ll have fabulous time enjoying tea with the unforgettable characters from this beloved story.
- Pampering Fun Spa Party For Girls. Take a moment to relax with your daughter or invite friends to join this pampering fun party.
- Easy Fairy Art Party For Your Little One. Paint on tiny canvas and enjoy easy art party snacks while dressed up as fairies.
- Go On An Imaginary Cruise – A Party You’ll Never Forget. This is one of my favorite parties. It was so much fun to host.
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The official start of summer is in less than two months, but the temperatures are getting so hot and we will be on the beach pretty soon. Are you excited about opening the beach season as much as I am? I can’t wait to find my beach fashionable combinations and create some new ones that will get me looking great. I believe that you want to look stylish at the beach too, so here I’m going to share with you some Fabulous Beach Polyvore That You Would Love To Copy. You will find interesting ways to combine your swimming suits with the rest of your clothes and spice them up with some vibrant accessories. Summer is all about having fun with everything, so go ahead and make some eye-catching combinations that will get you in the center of attention.
The denim shorts are a must for the summer and they are a good choice for the beach. You will look really chic in the beach coffee shop. Pair them with your summer hat and see how everyone is turning heads to check your styling out.
When it comes to summer accessories you shouldn’t miss the sunglasses. Not only that you will feel more comfortable in the sun but your outfit will get a completely different dimension too. Get several pairs of them and change them daily to have versatile looks on the beach.
If you want to have separate clothing for the beach then I suggest you to get several beach cover ups. They are amazing for covering your body from your home to the beach and the way back and you will feel super comfy and cozy in them.
Get a big beach bag in some vibrant colors and see how it complements your outfits. Remember that the bigger the bag is the more things you would be able to take to the beach.
When it comes to foot wear choose some light shoes such as flip flops or sandals. They will go perfectly well with your carefree and laid-back summer combinations. Make sure they are flat so you can walk long distances and enjoy the lovely summer weather.
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They are everywhere: Energy vampires who suck all the positivity out of us in order to fuel their insatiable hunger for negativity, leaving us drained, weary, and sad.
Whatever you want to call them – energy vampires, or simply unhappy, negative people – they can destabilize your life if you do not have effective methods to deal with them.
There is no reason to allow their problems to become yours.
Here are five ways to deal with people who emotionally drain you.
1. Do not give them a chance to enter your life!
If an emotional vampire starts knocking on your office door, or social media door or whatever else, do not let them in.
If they start a neverending monologue about how unfair and cruel life has been to them, and how disgrace seems to follow them everywhere they go, just slam the door (well, maybe not the real door but the proverbial one). Ask them politely but with conviction, if they would be willing to change the subject to a merrier one.
But whatever you do, don’t give them advice or try to make them feel better if you’ve tried it before and all they did was shut down your advice so they could keep complaining. It won’t do anything but exhaust and frustrate you.
Set your boundaries and make them understand that you are not willing to drown in pity along with them and you will not succumb to negativity time and time again.
2. Learn to recognize them early on
Energy vampires are not always visible. On a first encounter, their weirdness may intrigue you, their gossip stories may leave you wanting to hear more, their overdramatization of things may entertain you, or their tough luck stories may draw you in. As time goes by, however, you start realizing that something isn’t quite right. Do not ignore your gut feeling. If you find yourself going through a loss of energy, headaches, irritability, muscle tensions, sadness, confusion, or negativity, you may have fallen victim to an energy vampire.
3. Give yourself time to recharge
If you have no other choice but to deal with an energy drainer, such as a colleague you have to interact with, try neutralizing their negative effect.
After a painful meeting with Eugene the Complainer, you might feel like you were smacked in the face with a shovel.
Whether it is meditation, hitting the gym, or watching funny videos on the web, do whatever you need to do to bring back those positive vibes! In this way, Eugene the Complainer will have no power over you.
4. Tell them to look in the mirror
Sometimes people don’t realize how bad it’s gotten until we let them know; we have spent so much energy and time listening, advising, and helping them that when their vampire sucking gets out of control the process has been so gradual that they have lost the sense of who they were before they became the emotionally draining people they are now.
In these situations, when you are close enough to a person, say “Listen, I don’t want to make you upset because I understand you’re having a difficult time but any time you go on these negative tirades I feel………..”. This will help them understand that they are not only hurting themselves but maybe even hurting their loved ones or losing people they value.
5. Put some distance between you two
If an energy vampire just won’t let go of you, it is your duty to put yourself first.
Your emotional wellbeing is perhaps the most important asset you possess, so putting it at risk for a person who feeds on the negatives of life is highly dangerous since it can deeply affect your mental health.
Positive surroundings help us become more active, productive and overall happier, whereas negative environments make it harder to sail through our daily lives. Manipulators, narcissists, and other negative presences that cause you pain or drain your energy should not be welcome in your home!
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Odoo is the world's easiest all-in-one management software. It includes hundreds of business apps:
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Under 'Purchase' menu, when I navigate to Supplier->Selected a supplier->Payment Follow-up, I do not see any journal entries for any of suppliers.
Similarly, under 'Sales' menu when I navigate to Customer->Selected a customer-> Payment Follow-up, I do not see any journal entries for any of the customers.
But the journal entries exist under Accounting-> Journal entries. The journal entries are in the Posted state.
I would appreciate any suggestions which would solve the issue.
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This week, our Vifor Pharma Student of the Year 2017, Saida Ziganurova, started her internship in our HQ in Glattbrugg/ Zurich and we are happy to have her on board of our Global Marketing team!
For the fourth time, we invited students and recent graduates to participate in our yearly challenge, organised in cooperation with our partner Universum.
The challenge this year was to create a concept for a visual aid on how to raise the awareness of iron deficiency. The selected students had to present their idea in front of our stakeholders from Marketing, Medical and HR. The prize for the winner of the challenge is a paid 3 months internship in our Global Marketing team (worth 10’000CHF)!
A warm welcome to Saida, our winner of this year!
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I experience the same too!
Hey living in my Day dream! Well, I have the same problem too. I was diagnosed with lupus when I was 13 and at that time I was in secondary school. I am 16 now and in my final year of my secondary school and I have been living with lupus for 3 years. My parents did the same thing too. They often say that my medicines cost a lot especially cellcept and cellcept costs $2.00 PER tablet. Having lupus have taught me to be really patient and to let go of things that I cannot have. Sometimes, I feel sorry for my parents who have to even work on weekends and sell the house to move into a smaller apartment. My parents cannot buy things that they want because the money is spent on me. As I am the only child, sometimes I wonder why does it have to happen to me. Anyway, I know I'm ranting here but I just hope that I can stop taking cellcept next year as what my doctor had predicted. And now, instead of taking 6 pills per day, im taking 3 cellcept pills per day because I want to help my parents cut cost. Unlike other people who don't take meds because they don't want to, I do that because of financial reasons. I hope that everyone who has lupus will be able to lead a normal life. Fight on! | <urn:uuid:759d882c-c074-4255-ab49-3f8307d4161f> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://forum.wehavelupus.com/printthread.php?t=3739&pp=10&page=2 | 2015-01-29T14:41:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422115855094.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124161055-00243-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987792 | 287 |
We are looking for a talented Partnerships and Events Manager to join our marketing team. The primary responsibilities of this role role will be the identification, planning, execution, and reporting of mutually beneficial partnerships with companies and institutions that cater to SMB clients. The role will also be responsible for assisting the Director of Partnerships and Events in the execution of 3rd party and owned events.
The successful candidate will be a creative thought leader within the company and will play a central role in bringing the Campaign Monitor brand to life through partnerships, experiences and event activations. Reporting to the Director of Partnerships and Events, the Partnerships and Events Manager will enjoy working in a fast-paced, global organization with key stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.
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Serve as a liaison for event related inquiries and activations in local communities (i.e Nashville, San Fransisco, Indianapolis, Sydney, and London).
Speaker procurement for Campaign Monitor led events as well as content development for self hosted and third party events.
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Partner with sales on pre-and-post event campaigns and cadences.
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Proactively manage project and event timelines
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Programming AI with Leaf/Development/RSS Feeds for Weather, News and Sports
RSS Weather, News and Sports feed[edit | edit source]
So you want your Leaf to tell you what the weather is like and the forecast for tomorrow? Thanks to Dr. Bruce and Mr. Gary Malolepsy this is easy. The RSS function also allows for news and sport news to be read and I will show you the commands in the end. (For some reason the sports function seems to be broken at the moment, I will update if/when I get it working)
Just follow these instructions and you will have Leaf telling you weather and news in no time.
I assume you have a working copy of the Leaf AI platform.
First, make backup copies of the following files that we will be editing:
- Leaf Interface.lisp
You are going to need the RSS package from the Yahoo Leaf group at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leaf_an_AI_robot/files/ scroll down and you will find it.
Download and unzip the RSS.lisp to your Leaf folder and the IMessDLL.dll into your system folder (c:\windows\system32) Open up your Speech.xml and add <P>forecast</P> under the line that says <P>this is a dragon</P> You can now save and close the file.
"forecast" is going to be our keyword for making Leaf download and tell us what the weather is like and forecast tomorrows weather.
Now open up RSS.lisp and copy everything with ctrl+a and then ctrl+c to copy everything into your computers clipboard, then open your Leaf Interfaces.lisp and scroll to the bottom where you will paste the clipboard into Leaf Interfaces.lisp
Save and then hit compile in your File menu.
Close Leaf Interfaces.lisp and open Leaf.lisp, because we're now going to add the function that tells Leaf to listen for the keyword "forecast" and what to do when he hears it.
So, open up Leaf.lisp and use the find function, it's in the Edit menu. Write "this is Bart" without the "" characters.
You can copy and paste this section under the bart function:
((string-equal *text-phrase* (concatenate 'string robot " forecast")) ;behavior (setf *text-phrase* nil) (weather YOURZIP))
Just change YOURZIP to your local zip code.
To also make Leaf able to tell you news, add this code under the last one you made:
((string-equal *text-phrase* (concatenate 'string robot " news")) ;behavior (setf *text-phrase* nil) (News))
And add <P>news</P> to your Speech.xml under <P>forecast</P>
Now compile Leaf.lisp using the File menu.
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Diesel would not exchange t-shirt ruined by faulty product.
I purchased a $120 t-shirt from Diesel.After washing it, the color came off the leather tag on the back of the shirt and stained the t-shirt pretty bad (it was much worse before the pictures).
I went to the Diesel store a few times, on Tara Rd in Juhu beach, in Mumbai, India, and spoke to a main manger, XENIA, then other managers - Zia, Sameera, and Ankor. They kept saying they would talk to other managers and get back to me, but they never did. Then they just avoided me altogether. I called quite a few times but they were NEVER in.
How pathetic. Diesel is TOO CHEAP TO EXCHANGE A SHIRT THAT WAS RUINED BY PRODUCT DESIGN FAULT. I don't buy Diesel anymore. It's so pathetic that these huge corporations that make hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, can't exchange a singe shirt.
Does real Diesel care about this?Customer service in India is SO TERRIBLE!!!
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USA Today had a sit-down with Nintendo's Reginald Fils-Aime. Not much new to those who keep their ear to the ground on this kind of thing, but this was interesting:
It's going to be massive amounts of hands-on activity, as well as showcasing exactly how Wii games are different. We're going to create advocacy. We're going to make it so that everyone who tries the Wii experience talks to their friends and neighbors. It's going to be a really provocative sight to be seeing teens and 20-year-olds and 40-year-olds and 50-year-olds talking about how different this experience is.-- USATODAY.com - Nintendo hopes Wii spells wiinner
Hands-On? Perhaps they'll have more of a presence in the stores ... but not many 40 year olds wander into GameSpot. Perhaps they'll utilize street teams. It also sounds like they might have a viral bent with the whole thing. I'll be OK if they forego creepy grafitti and websites featuring trees, however.
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After a terrifically hard and terribly disappointing day before the Fourth of July, Peanut Johnson, wandering aimlessly down Main Street, stumbles upon The Capital Z, a This and That Shop. Stepping inside, he meets Mr. Aloysious Zip, the kind and eccentric shopkeeper, who introduces Peanut to a most wondrous place. There are toys and trinkets, model cars and miniature wagon trains, even memorabilia from days gone by. Discovering “everything from A to Z” inside The Capital Z, Peanut also finds history unfolding before his very eyes. But Peanut’s visit to The Capital Z turns out to be much more than a journey through history. As he peers into the past with his Uncle Milkweed and some of America’s greatest leaders, he finds courage and hope to face his own mistakes.
The introduction to this book sucked me in immediately, learning about Peanut's family and why the children were named as they were. The quirkiness drew me in.
The drawing in of history and the life lessons taught kept me there, and this is why I wish for my son to read this book. I have to admit, sometimes the characters seemed .. too good to be true.. but that's okay you know. People aspiring to do their best and children maturing to be people they aught to be.
Mr. Zip just sounds like a character I would love to meet and his store would be simply delightful. I love going into stores that have a little bit of this and that, they are fun to visit and get the imagination going. Mr. Zips store does a wee bit more than of course. :) His store draws the person into experiencing history and eyes are opened to see history in a new way.
Good book, good read. Written for upper elementary children (I'd say 8-12) but I enjoyed the book as well. It comes complete with chapter questions. Jerry Palmer added some good illustrations that go along well with the chapters. | <urn:uuid:c331d218-8043-417e-90e0-ceb98a90f20d> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | http://anetintimeschooling.weebly.com/a-net-in-time-blog/review-mr-zip-and-the-capital-z | 2017-09-20T02:09:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818686117.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170920014637-20170920034637-00304.warc.gz | en | 0.973299 | 413 |
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) policy
The University of Missouri has adopted the Continuing Education Unit as a method of recording participation in selected non-credit educational programs. The recording of this information allows the preparation of certificates and the maintenance of cumulative CEU transcripts for participants.
The definition of a non-credit educational program for which these policies apply is any University of Missouri sponsored educational event. The event may be completed in either one day or in a series of experiences.
The educational content and methods of all non-credit educational programs must be approved by an appropriate academic unit.
The academic unit approving the course offered determines the number of CEUs awarded. One CEU is equivalent to ten contact hours of participation in an activity and may be awarded in tenths of a unit (e.g. 10 contact hours = 1.0; 11=1.1).
At minimum, a completed University of Missouri Non-Credit Project Approval form must be provided to the MU Conference Office; however each unit may require additional information as they deem necessary. The Non-Credit Approval form may be submitted via email communication from the appropriate individual/s given authority to approve CEUs.
It is essential that a documented approval for each program be maintained by the administrative unit for review upon request. This approval should have the appropriate academic and administrative unit approvals.
The unit responsible for a non-credit educational program will decide whether or not a participant has qualified for CEUs. That unit must maintain a roster of those participants who qualify for CEUs and the number of CEUs awarded to each. The roster must include the participants full name, home or office address and email address.
All CEUs awarded must be entered into the MU Extension database to be official. A roster of participants and CEUs awarded will be provided to the MU Conference Office, who will enter this information. A processing fee will be charged for non-MU Extension units who are not using the registration services of the MU Conference Office for this specific event/training. Digital award certificates will be emailed to the recipients of CEUs unless the unit does not wish them to be issued. Physical certificates can be requested at an additional fee. | <urn:uuid:2400e418-86a6-4fcf-94e4-a8cdc3ceff6b> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/mu-conference-office/non-credit-ceus/offering-ceus/policy-for-offering-continuing-education-units | 2021-04-16T18:05:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038088245.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20210416161217-20210416191217-00578.warc.gz | en | 0.922497 | 442 |
Parents: Melissa and Paul
Year of Birth: 2021
Hometown & Country: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
A Message from Troy’s Parents:
Troy was born between 4-5 weeks early in March of 2021. Immediately after birth Troy was admitted to the NICU because he wasn’t breathing as expected. Troy spent 5 weeks in the NICU with general concerns over oxygen saturation and temperature regulation. While in the NICU, Troy underwent several tests, but all tests came back normal despite the fact he was unable to pass his car seat test after multiple attempts. Troy was finally sent home in April and we were instructed to use a car bed instead of a car seat. Knowing our son still had oxygen saturation issues after leaving the NICU was incredibly challenging for us. Despite all of the normal test results, we knew there was more to explore. Troy’s muscle tone alternated between high and low, he wasn’t meeting traditional motor milestones, and his right eye began to drift inward. We jumped into action and began to advocate for additional testing and evaluations. Troy began physical therapy through the Early Intervention program at 2 months old, occupational therapy at 6 months old, and feeding/speech therapy at 9 months old. Around the same time Troy started occupational therapy, he received a vision test. We then learned his right eye had a cataract, a -14.5 prescription, and was slightly microphthalmic.
In early 2022 we received Troy’s genetic testing results back and learned he had a spontaneous mutation of his RARB gene. Hearing that our son would be up against a complex neurological disorder led to mixed feelings. We were relieved to have a diagnosis, but scared about the obstacles Troy would have to face in the coming years. That said, we figured what was to come couldn’t be more difficult than the past year, and dedicated ourselves to helping Troy get the support he needed. Paul, was able to find a new job working from home that allowed him to oversee many of Troy’s therapies and daily activities and his Mom continued to advocate for more services. Troy now has added developmental therapy to the mix and will be starting vision therapy as soon as a local therapist is available. After nearly a year of eye patching, Troy received strabismus surgery in hopes that he’ll be able to receive additional visual input from his right eye. We both work with Troy daily on his therapies, and the hard work is beginning to pay off!
Troy’s favorite things to do include: roughhousing with his dad, cuddling/singing with his mom, and playing with his two husky mix “woof woofs”, Mackenzie and Astro. He loves all things cars, stroller rides, and floating (with support!) in the bath. He seems to have a true love for the water, after spending a lot of time with some bath-based physical therapy tools as a baby, and we are hoping to nurture this love further at the local pool after Troy’s motor skills improve just a bit more. We are hopeful that with the right mix of familial and medical support Troy will learn to manage MCOPS12 and enjoy all that Chicago has to offer.
What are our Dreams for Troy?
Right now our primary hope is that Troy will be mobile without the use of a gait trainer, walker, or wheelchair. Troy can stand if he holds on to a surface, but he isn’t able to roll over or crawl and he tends to lock up his limbs when standing. Troy is so eager to explore, but his limited mobility prevents him from doing the things other toddlers love to do. So our hope is that in the future mobility will be less of a concern. | <urn:uuid:ab5ba9d3-a839-4754-a550-e69c7c1fb9f1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://rarbmutation.org/troy/ | 2023-10-03T20:03:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511220.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003192425-20231003222425-00170.warc.gz | en | 0.984289 | 778 |
Online travel agencies have done a great job of delivering flight search results based on price, number of stops and schedule. Meanwhile, passengers feel the pain of late flights, long connecting times, lost bags, old aircraft and other frustrations.The two realities have until now remained in separate silos.
InsideTrip Inc., a new company based in Seattle, is bringing the reality of the travel experience into the booking process, assigning a "TripQuality Rating" to each flight based on 12 "pain points." The beta version of the Web site, InsideTrip.com, launches this week.
David Pelter, chief executive officer of InsideTrip Inc., said "there is a lot of really great information that isn't brought into the booking process. That's largely a function of distribution tools. They tend to be one-dimensional." All of the things that "color the mosaic of the trip" are left out, he said.
Pelter and his team have spent close to a year building and mapping a database of criteria:
- Leg room information of the aircraft for a specific airline on an itinerary.
- Security wait time, based on analysis of TSA airport data such as location of travel, time of day, day of week and airline.
- Aircraft age.
- On-time performance based on the past 62 days of historical trends.
- Connection time.
- Number of stops.
- Flight duration.
- Routing quality (the degree to which an itinerary routing is out of the way).
- Lost luggage track record, based on the Department of Transportation historical trends.
- Airport gate location and whether passengers must use a bus or train to get to a departing or connecting flight.
- Historical airplane passenger loads based on market data from the previous year during the same month and equivalent travel periods.
- Aircraft type.
Users can recalculate the ratings based on whether particular criteria are important to them. A shorter person may not be concerned about flying a regional jet, so aircraft type and/or legroom can be taken out of the equation. And while most business travelers would prefer a relatively short connection time, Pelter noted that when he travels with his toddler, a 20-minute connecting time is too stressful.
Other criteria may be added over time. For example, United Airlines and US Airways recently announced that they will charge $25 each way for checking a second bag. "That is the sort of brand attribute that it makes sense to incorporate down the road," Pelter said. "It's logical to assume that people should be aware of that."
InsideTrip does not have its own booking engine. It is deep-linked in Orbitz.com, so a user who selects a flight is taken directly to that flight within Orbitz. Pelter, who has a background in airline pricing and revenue, said InsideTrip has "reached out to all the airlines," and initial feedback indicates that the airlines are looking for opportunities to differentiate themselves and decommoditize their products.
The default sorting of flights, however, "is always the price," he said. "We're not fooling ourselves. We're just giving you an opportunity to filter things in other ways. You can judge the product in the ways that you want." | <urn:uuid:1375f94c-b4c5-489e-8129-b75cb37d8a27> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://atwonline.com/operations/now-something-completely-different-flight-search-rates-pain-points | 2017-01-24T16:36:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284429.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00526-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958497 | 672 |
Corrugated metal pipe has greater strength,widely used in highway and railway stormwater culvert, drainage facilities, sewers, water conservancy construction, municipal construction, and instead of bridges and other fields, understand the characteristics of it will help you more on the choice of corrugated metal pipe.
1. The high temperature resistance
2. The design of a certain structure to reduce the seal failure due to water scaling
3. The leak less
4. Superior to follow
5. Shock resistance and recommend suite
6. Remove the oil seal, cost saving
7. Itself can transfer torque
Above are some characteristics of corrugated metal pipe, you can choose according to the characteristics of high quality corrugated metal pipe. Welcome to contact us if you want to know more details.
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You’ve seen the popular drunk driving PSA commercials all over your television screen. You may have read the blogs headlining a famous celebrity’s DUI. Even worse, you’ve watched your local news and seen some of the fatal accidents that have occurred right in your town as a result of someone operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Yes, drinking and driving is so prevalent that it has now become the number one cause of automobile accidents. In the state of California in the past year, there have been 774 DUI fatalities and well over a quarter of a million people were third time DUI offenders.
The Mindset of A Drunk Driver
Most people, including DUI offenders can reason that driving while intoxicated is dangerous, that’s it’s both legally and morally wrong. Alcohol interferes with the way that the central nervous system functions which prevents the brain from functioning like it normally would. When a person is intoxicated their mind and process of thinking is severely altered. Alcohol changes your sense of judgment and the depth of a person’s perception. It also affects basic and vital driving skills.
Someone intoxicated may feel that they are not intoxicated at all. They may reason that they haven’t had a lot of drinks or that the drinks they had were not strong enough to cause intoxication. It’s nearly impossible to know your limit when you are drunk.
Perception is altered
Once a person is intoxicated they are most likely unable to make sound decisions. They may make the decision to drink and drive, or put themselves in other potential risky situations.
Impaired driving skills
Drunk drivers actually believe that they are driving normally and safely. Consuming large quantities of alcohol will affect your balance and limit your ability to see clearly. Drunk drivers are often aggressive and have a lack of self –control which makes for bad driving. Someone who has been drinking also has a slower reaction time. They won’t be able to react quickly to changes in traffic or to emergency situations.
What Can You Do
While we may not be capable of totally eliminating drunk driving, we all can take a part in making our city’s roads safer. Here are some things you can personally do:
– Be a designated driver. If you and your friends are going out for the night and you know alcohol will be present; volunteer to be the designated driver for the night. It’s important to figure out who is going to be the designated driver before all the fun begins.
– If you are throwing a party or event you also want to make sure your guests are safe. You can offer nonalcoholic beverages, or limit the amount of hard liquor that is available, and you can call a cab for drivers that are too drunk to drive. Do whatever you have to make sure that all of your friends and family get to their prospective places safely and without harming others. | <urn:uuid:69590ac4-0067-4ee5-8510-591a53b807c6> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://blog.moseleycollins.com/driving-and-drinking-the-numbe/ | 2021-06-22T10:12:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488517048.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20210622093910-20210622123910-00287.warc.gz | en | 0.971472 | 594 |
This is a very useful tool. You load an icon, you select what type do you want to convert it into (note: the icon's dimensions must be 64x64) and it will automatically convert both enabled and disabled versions to the target directory!
Additionally, if you own Photoshop, you may do this manually. Info here
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Grand Classics hosted a special evening to celebrate the release of Alfie starring Jude Law. The film was screened to packed room of film enthusiasts. Law, a Grand Classics supporter and committee member, joined in the celebration. The film also stars other committee members, Marisa Tomei and Susan Sarandon.
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Track A Training Weekend : 23rd â 25th June,
European staff of WYA led a successful weekend training in south
WYA Europe staff led a successful weekend training in Balham attended by around 20 young people. It was aimed at National Committee members from four countries, with a special focus on the training and strategic planning for the UK National Committee. New members and former interns who gathered together for the weekend experienced a very generous welcome from the local community! The weekend was a vibrant combination of intensive training and philosophical discussions on Track A materials, together with group work, negotiation simulations, presentations, meals and socialising. Philosophical and policy discussions often linked back to the present cultural and political situation in the UK and France; participants drew upon their study of ideas to draft an outline declaration on human freedom and formulate proposals for training seminars and cultural projects aimed at highlighting the dignity of the terminally ill and dying and the dignity of motherhood. | <urn:uuid:01f22309-4cdd-4802-b18e-c40bb559ded8> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | https://www.wya.net/press-release/track-a-training-weekend/ | 2017-05-30T03:35:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463613780.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170530031818-20170530051818-00243.warc.gz | en | 0.954067 | 190 |
The salary game: compare your worth to the boss
On Sunday we published our annual review of executive pay along with a Data on Demand site that lets you punch up the compensation package and earning performance of more than 50 Wisconsin public companies.
Now, if you want to take the next, depressing, step of finding out how many years you have to work to make what the CEO makes this year, click here.
- Medical malpractice fight brewing in California
- Gwen Moore "surprised" by light punishment for botched ATF Milwaukee case
- Prisoners at Waupun allege abuse
- Newborn screening fixes gain traction in some states, hit roadblocks in others
- Guns sales are brisk; ATF inspections are not
- Story behind an investigation into Milwaukee's mental health system
- Milwaukee FBI agent who backed wounded veteran is honored
- Holder vows accountability for ATF tattooing low IQ man; But will it even be investigated?
- ATF boss, Todd Jones, to testify before Congress on storefront stings
- Top ATF official commits fraud, but with 'permission'
The latest headlines from the Watchdog team
- Watchdog Report: Corrections employee still a supervisor after misusing Taser
- Watchdog Update: FDA standards for approving cancer drugs lax, study says (3)
- Landlord Games | Watchdog Update: Milwaukee takes action against problem landlord (16)
- Daniel Bice: Unpaid hotel bill awaits Democrats at Green Bay convention (111)
- Illness Inflation | A Watchdog Report: Drugs for treatment of adult ADHD carry risk of dependence, abuse
No Quarter Blog
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Starting October 1, 2018 the Bau Power Group will become the new exclusive Dynapac importer for Austria and Switzerland.
Dynapac rollers and pavers are once again available in Austria and Switzerland thanks to the Bau Power Group – Dynapac’s new dealer effective October 1, 2018. “Dynapac enriches our product portfolio”, says René Jauk, CEO Bau Power Group. “We are delighted that we can offer our clients reliable, high quality, soil and asphalt rollers, pavers and mobile feeders. Due to our service organization with nine service points and each with their own spare parts warehouse we are ready for action with all current Dynapac and DEMAG machines. Furthermore, we have integrated the former Dynapac service team into our organization.”
Dynapac is one of the leading manufacturers of road construction equipment looking back on a long tradition. “In the search for a new dealer the Bau Power Group convinced us with their strong customer focus”, says Thomas Kramer, Marketing Manager for pavers at Dynapac. “Their strong service orientation fits perfect with our products.”
Dynapac’s product portfolio consists of rollers, mobile feeders and pavers – they are recognized in the market for their paving quality. The newest addition to the range is light compaction, which includes rammers, forward and reversible plates as well as twin drum and utility rollers. Dynapac is an international company, headquartered in Wardenburg, Germany, with production facilities in Europe, Asia and South America. Dynapac is part of the French FAYAT Group. | <urn:uuid:e09df839-3253-49e5-a8aa-1fd3c4e33160> | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | https://dynapac.com/en/news/new-exclusive-importer-for-austria-and-switzerland | 2019-02-16T22:05:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247481122.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20190216210606-20190216232606-00618.warc.gz | en | 0.947817 | 349 |
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Meeting Someone? 6 Tips to Help Keep You Safe! by Kim Kusiciel
In April of 2001, the U.S. observed Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the first time. According to RAINN.org, "every 98 seconds somebody experiences a sexual assault. And every eight minutes, that victim is a child. Meanwhile, only six out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison." Here's how to protect yourself when you meet someone for the first time:
- Pick a public place and tell a friend.
- Don't reveal personal information too soon.
- When engaging in sexual activity, communication is key.
- Use the phrase, "Is this OK?" Say "No" if it's not.
- You can change your mind if you don't feel comfortable.
- Trust your gut and be aware of your surroundings.
You can reach someone at 1-800-656-HOPE(4673) and get more information here. They are available 24/7. Stay safe. | <urn:uuid:b0ab88c7-1617-48e8-989a-ca36ff9ef876> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://30seconds.com/mom/tip/13838/Sexual-Assault-Awareness-Month-Meeting-Someone-6-Tips-to-Help-Keep-You-Safe | 2018-05-26T11:56:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867417.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526112331-20180526132331-00522.warc.gz | en | 0.883181 | 216 |
According to a listing on Amazon Italy, Tomb Raider is being re-released under the ‘Definitive Edition’ moniker for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It’s out January 24.
The critically-acclaimed action-adventure title was also re-rated on the Brazilian ratings board for both formats.
As you may have expected from the subtitle, the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition includes all DLC released to date, as well as an art book and premium packaging.
The game’s publisher Square Enix has yet to officially announce this re-release, though we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
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I have to admit — I’m a lazy reader. I prefer books that make me laugh out loud over heavy dystopian books that make me think about the evolution of society. I want books with lots of snappy dialogue and easy-to-swallow plotlines. I wish all my books were light summer reads, even if it’s the dead of winter. It’s like how I constantly crave junk food.
Sometimes, though, I crave the kind of language you can only get through translated works.* Now, I’m not about to go back to reading translations of modernist Japanese lit (never again! okay, maybe someday). Fortunately, there’s a few translated Japanese YA lit and middle grade books out there. Here is my favorite one:
Young Wataru Mitani’s life is a mess. His father has abandoned him and his mother has been hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Desperately he searches for some way to change his life; a way to alter his fate. To achieve his goal, he must navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. And to complicate matters, he must outwit a merciless rival from the real world. [Image and summary via Goodreads]
Review: Brave Story is a long read, but worth every minute. It’s the sort of book that has such beautiful and detailed language that I just want to bask in the flow of words — you know, that kind of book. The intermingling of Wataru’s real life and fantasy world is gracefully done. Wataru’s adventure can be a bit puzzling at times, but if you just keep reading, it’ll all come together.
Note: Brave Story is written by Miyuki Miyabe, who is a Japanese author in Japan — not a POC written work from America, England, etc. But a change of pace is nice, isn’t it? | <urn:uuid:44faf326-1bb5-4964-ab4e-61a1f92e239a> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | http://richincolor.com/2013/10/works-in-translation/ | 2020-10-25T08:41:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025070924-20201025100924-00415.warc.gz | en | 0.958787 | 410 |
an offense committed against the public good, or society
a person who is accused of a crime
the party that accuses a person of a crime
the government official who brings the case against the defendant
a less serious crime
a minor offense that is usually punishable with a fine and not with jail time
the intentional killing of another person
killing another person without intending to do so
the unlawful touching of another person
an attempt to commit a battery
breaking and entering into a house at night to commit a felony
the unlawful taking of someone's personal property with the intent to keep the property away from that person
the wrongful taking of someone's property by threatening violence or using violence
willful or malicious damage to property
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Scientists consider meat pie mammography and self heating bathtubsBMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39517.614097.DB (Published 13 March 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:581
- Oona Mashta
Scientists who have been honoured with an Ig Nobel prize for science, awarded for work which “first makes you laugh, then makes you think,” have been touring the United Kingdom this week sharing some of their plans for the future.
The past winner Brian Witcombe, a consultant radiologist at Gloucestershire Royal NHS Foundation, showed off his latest project. “I’ll be looking at the whole field of culinary radiology, including the imaging of ingested material and radiology in the food production and retail industries.
“I’ll be exploring the value of meat pie mammography, computed tomography of vegetables, and the cost benefit of fruit radiography,” he said.
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The Chili Bar – Rapids Fun for All!
Over the course of more than 30 years, The South Fork American River has served as a perfect introduction to California rafting adventure for thousands of beginner rafters. It’s not just for beginners, though, as there are also sections of the South Fork that are exciting enough to lure many back year after year. The American River’s South Fork has runs suitable for nearly everyone, from ages 6 to 106, including families, corporate groups, youth groups and scout groups.
Are you a first time rafter looking for a short yet thrilling trip? Are you someone that wants to “test the water” on a half day rafting trip and see if you are ready for a longer adventure? If so then the Half Day Chili Bar Run on the South Fork of the American River is the perfect trip for you.
Featuring a 6-mile long non-stop action rafting trip with thrilling Class 3 rapids that are perfect for every level of rafter, everyone from beginners to experienced rafters, and from youth groups to corporate groups have enjoyed this experience. This three hour half-day rafting trip includes about two solid hours of river time during which time you will be getting wet, hootering, paddling and laughing your way down rapids like Meatgrinder, Triple Threat, and Maya, culminating with Troublemaker Rapid – the biggest Class 3 rapid on the South Fork of the American.
Your day starts at 8:30 AM when you meet for your trip at our campground. You will be given a short pre-trip briefing by your trip leader. This will let you know what to bring and what not to bring on the raft. Soon after, you’ll walk through our gear cage to grab a lifejacket, helmet and paddle before you hop onto our shuttle for a 20 minute ride up to the South Fork’s Chili Bar. Once you arrive at the put-in you can make a last minute pit stop and meet up by the rafts, which are on the water waiting to get going. Your guides will fit your river equipment, give you a detailed safety talk and show you how to sit in the raft and how to paddle. By 10:00 AM you will be hitting your first rapid and that’s when the fun really starts!
After floating and paddling through dozens of rapids you will round the bend below our camp and paddle into the grand finale – Troublemaker Rapid. Since our guides are professionals and many-year veterans of the river – they will make it look easy, but not without getting you soaked from head to toe several times over. Once you are back on solid ground you will take a short walk back to camp where hot showers and possibly even a lunch await. You’ll also have a chance to view photos of your rafting antics from the past few hours. By 12:30 PM you will be ready to head off to continue onto your next adventure!
There are heaps of good reasons why American River rafting on the South Fork is one of the most popular river trips in California. You will absolutely love the experience of rafting regardless of whether you decide to do a half-day rafting trip or a full day rafting trip. When other California rafting trips have dried up, the South Fork of the American River will still have stable fun water flows from the Chili Bar Dam, always providing a exciting and fun time. Even during drought years like this one, great recreational water releases are guaranteed and South Fork American River rafting trips are available from April through September and even on weekends in October. There are many memorable rapids as the river winds its way through the rolling foothills of California’s scenic Gold Country.
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Associate Professor Colin Solomon completed his undergraduate degree (B.App.Sci.) (Hon.) in Exercise Science at the University of Wollongong, and his postgraduate degree (PhD) in Respiratory Exercise Physiology at the University of Queensland. He completed his post-doctoral training in Inhalation Toxicology at the University of California, San Francisco and in Asthma Physiology at Harvard University.
Associate Professor Solomon subsequently had continuous academic appointments at the University of California, San Francisco, the Queensland University of Technology, and currently the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Associate Professor Solomon’s research group investigates oxygen distribution and utilisation at the systemic, tissue, and molecular level in responses to physical exercise. Investigations include participants who are physically untrained and trained, across a range of ages, and from both genders. Techniques include spirometry, gas exchange, near infrared spectrometry (NIRS), and gene expression (quantitative PCR).
The group welcome enquiries from undergraduate, honours, postgraduate and post-doctoral students and researchers.
PhD Opportunities in Exercise Physiology
The University of the Sunshine Coast (Queensland Australia), through the School of Health and Behavioural Science, is seeking expressions of interest from potential Doctoral candidates in the area of Exercise Physiology.
Projects are currently being offered across a broad range of topics, including sports performance, clinical exercise physiology, and integrated systems physiology (eg cardiovascular and respiratory). Expressions of interest will remain open throughout the year and enquiries are welcome from eligible Honours, Masters, PhD, and Postdoctoral candidates.
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Feel the heat and jump right in to the excitement of the game with new Miami Heat apparel and gear from Majestic. We are fully stocked with styles and sizes for men, women, and kids, along with Big & Tall and Plus Size Heat apparel, so every devoted fan can rock the red, yellow, and black as they head to game. Show off your excitement with player jerseys for favorite like Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro from our assortment. If you’re looking for something more fashionable and form-fitting, our women’s apparel offers many different styles, such as slim-fit tees, tank tops, and sweatshirts that experiment with designs to keep things trendy and looking fresh. Guys will love to sport a casual and cool hoodie or classic t-shirt at the game, at a party, or chilling at home. Kids will also enjoy representing their team at school as they support a favorite player on a t-shirt or sweatshirt. No matter where you’re going or how you want to show your dedication to the Heat, do so with us at Majestic to find your perfect game-day look. | <urn:uuid:ae77c05e-a922-4b43-9aac-97222da2a8fb> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://www.majesticathletic.com/miami-heat-merchandise/o-23+t-3374?ab=%7Bwt-link%7D%7Bpt-home%7D%7Bal-teamlinks%7D%7Bct-Miami_Heat%7D | 2021-01-26T12:27:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610704799741.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20210126104721-20210126134721-00481.warc.gz | en | 0.959522 | 232 |
A Day in the Life of the Hunkydory Design Team15th April 2019
A Day in the Life of the Hunkydory Design Team
We spoke to Ashleigh at Hunkydory to find out all about what it’s like to be a part of the Hunkdory design team.
Here at Hunkydory, there are a large number of people who work incredibly hard to give you the best quality crafting products. What started as an idea gets transformed into the tools, designs and artwork you see and use every day.
Our talented design team play an instrumental role in this process. We spoke to Alan, our Product Design Manager, who took some time to answer some questions we thought you would want to know the answers to.
Take a look behind the scenes and discover what a day in the life of our design team is like.
How Many Members Are on the Design Team?
There are two product design teams managed by myself and Jen. Each team has four members, so there is a total of eight design members.
What is Each Members’ Individual Role?
On my team, I work with Laura, Mysia and Dawn. Our focus is designing the main papercraft products from Hunkydory, including the Luxury Card Collections, Designer Deco-Large, Mirri Magic Collections, and a huge range of additional products.
On Jen’s team are Claire, Stacey and Harriet. Jen and Claire also work on these products but their focus is innovation and breaking the norm. This is how we managed to add our own range of craft tools and other exciting products! Stacey and Harriet are responsible for all the fantastic For the Love of Stamps and Moonstone Dies products.
How Long Has Each Member Worked at Hunkydory?
Every member of the design team is greatly experienced; however some of us have been working for Hunkydory much longer than others! I have been working at Hunkydory for 11 and a half years, Jen has been here 7 and a half years, Laura, Dawn Claire and Stacey have all been here for 3 and a half years, Mysia has been a design member for 1 and a half years, and Harriet is our newest member, having been here 8 months.
What is the Design Team Responsible for?
The design team are responsible for creating the product, but most importantly ensuring it is the best it can be. We understand how passionate our customers are and we strive to offer them what they deserve; which is the most innovative, creative and desirable range of crafting products on the market. At Hunkydory, we are very fortunate to have so many stages of the creative process completed on-site – something that is quite rare in an industry like ours.
All of the foiling and die-cutting processes are performed in-house by a highly skilled team of machine operatives so we get to see the end product first and sign off on it or spot anything that needs a last minute amendment or alteration. It’s great having that opportunity to really pay care and attention from the beginning to the end.
How do You Create an Idea into the Final Product? What Steps Do You Take?
The steps we take can really vary from launch to launch. Sometimes, we’ve found some amazing artwork we really want to use; other times we will have a theme in mind and we will go searching for the perfect artwork that will suit it best. This can take a long time but it is incredibly rewarding in the end.
There are many factors we take into consideration. Firstly, we need to know what the product will be and what it will include, for example, will it be a Topper Collection, Deco-Large Collection and so on. We consider elements like shapes, colourways, fonts and patterns.
The majority of our days, you will find us designing, but so much preparation has gone into this beforehand to ensure the outcome is as stunning and consistent as it should be.
What Are the Most Challenging Tasks the Design Team Faces?
One of the biggest challenges we face is trying to keep every design fresh, there are themes that we come across and hit a number of times because they are so consistently popular and requested, but, we always ensure there is something new and different with each one. Our design team at Hunkydory does this very well.
Another challenge we face is keeping up with fashions and trends, and trying to stay ahead of what our customers want so we can give it to them. This is where our interest and passion for crafts shows.
What Characteristics, Qualities and Skills Make a Great Designer?
I would say, the main three characteristics a good designer needs is creativity, passion and drive. These are traits every member of our design team has.
Do you Have Any Individual Highlights? What is Your Greatest Achievement?
It’s always very satisfying when you’ve worked on something and then seeing the end results, showing all of our hard work has paid off. Sometimes, you forget that it was you that worked on it when you see the shiny foiled and die-cut product on TV or in a shop!
You see something the creative team have made, and its mind-blowing how they’ve taken something you are proud of and used it to make something even better!
We get amazing customer feedback which means the world to all of us; because it’s the customer we’re doing this for in the first place. For customers to say how much they liked something we created is why we love doing what we do and it’s a hugely rewarding part of our job.
How Much Creative Freedom Do You Have When it Comes to the Final Product?
The crafting industry allows large amounts of creative freedom to a designer. Every designer here at Hunkydory brings so much of themselves to their work in so many ways, whether it is creating a clever concept card or bringing something different or surprising to decoupage or toppers, or coming up with something completely brand new!
How Do You Collaborate with Other Departments at Hunkydory?
The main team that product design works with is the creative team. The hugely talented Anne-Marie, Ruth, Natalie and Sheila use all kinds of craft products everyday – they eat, sleep and breathe craft! Their feedback and input is invaluable to us. Likewise, customer service is our direct link to the customer and no one is more important to us than them.
How do You Meet Tough Deadlines?
Over the years, the design team has grown and grown. The team of 8 we have today was once only a team of 2, and this was when deadlines were really tough! The amount of talent and resource we have as a company now means time is a lot less constraint so the focus can be reiterated to really perfecting the product.
What’s Your Favourite Collection You’ve Worked on at Hunkydory?
This changes from day to day! This year, ‘It’s a Dog’s Life’ and ‘Midnight Butterflies’ are two stand out collections. However, looking further back, I drew the characters for ‘Golden Oldies’ and wrote the stories for ‘Patchwork Forest’, and also a lot of poetry for ‘Window to the Heart’; so these collections will always be very personal launches to me.
My mum still has an art deco concept card that I created years ago in her living room and seeing that always brings a smile to my face.
What is Your Favourite Part of Your Job?
Personally, my favourite part of my job is getting to work with such amazing and talented people. I’m really lucky to work so closely with Laura, Mysia and Dawn every day; they are incredibly passionate about every single thing they create and they keep work fun and interesting!
What Skills Have You Learnt Within Your Role?
I’ve learnt numerous skills within my role. When I started here all those years ago I had no idea about the crafting industry and how it worked – now it’s a part of my life every day. There is always something to learn and things are always changing so you find yourself constantly developing with them.
That is why we always have something new and exciting just around the corner.
We hope you have enjoyed your insight into a day in the life of our design team here at Hunkydory.
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As the days get shorter and the nights grow colder, a pampering session may seem all the more tempting. But whether you spend a weekend at the spa, or take the opportunity to book the nose surgery you’ve been planning, it’s a great time to dedicate some time to yourself. It’s not always easy to feel glamorous during the chillier months of the year, but luck is by your side!
Here are few simple things you can do that will help you kiss your drab winter appearance goodbye, leaving a more magnificent you!
Fun And Fruity Face Masks : Face masks are great for preparing for a big night out or just staying in with the girls! Try one of the many homemade ones you can put together yourself? Strawberries mixed with natural yogurt is a wonderful face mask. Apply to your face for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Strawberries contain natural salicylic acid which is great for blemishes, while the cool, creamy yogurt will leave your complexion feeling cool and refreshed.
Remember To Exfoliate! Horrible weather and harsh winds can make the day really take its toll on your skin and a build-up of grease, dirt and grime can mean it’s even more essential that you exfoliate thoroughly. This will not only help you to unblock clogged pores, it will also remove any dead skin cells that may be building up. In no time at all, your complexion will look and feel fresher and more radiant – just remember to do this regularly and work it into your daily regime.
Your BFF Is A Moisturizer: Having some moisturizer on hand at all times can be a great way to refresh yourself and perk you up when all is grey and dark outside. Always apply a good face moisturizer after washing your face and if you have been exfoliating or using a face-mask. The winter weather is likely to leave your skin feeling dry, so keeping it hydrated – no matter what kind of skin you have – is essential. Just make sure you pick the product that is right for you and ask our experts for advice.
Hair Rocks! There seem to be more men than ever who are looking at things like hair transplants to hold back the years, but for many women the answer is much easier. Hair extensions can look great with a Christmas party dress or even for day-to-day use. However, picking the right ones is incredibly important and opting for the cheapest ones available should be avoided at all costs. Bad hair extensions can look terrible and are unlikely to last very long either, so shop for a decent set and they should see you right through the party season.
Winter is a great time to get festive with your look!
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The East Asian country of Macau, which is known more for its mega casinos than for its football, is getting ready to face India on 5th September in an important AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifier.
The last few days, however, has been nightmarish for the island, with typhoon Hato inflicting severe damage to the residents, killing at least eight people and leaving most areas flooded.
Stephen Constantine's troops, which is expected to land there around 1:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST) on Saturday, may have to face a tropical storm on Sunday, even though it's expected to be of a lesser intensity.
Hong Kong and Macau brace for the third tropical storm in less than 2 weeks.— Al Jazeera Weather (@AJEWeather) September 2, 2017
Macau had planned to host Malaysia last week for a friendly match ahead of the tie against India, but it had to be cancelled at the eleventh hour due to the typhoon, leaving both sides underprepared for their upcoming qualifiers.
Chan Hiu Ming, the former Kitchee SC player who was named the head coach of Macau in late July, has been overseeing a preparatory camp for the last ten days with most of the first team players joining on the first day itself.
India are fresh from winning a three-nation tournament in Mumbai, where they defeated Mauritius and drew with St Kitts and Nevis - a result which was later termed as a 'wake-up call' by the gaffer.
The Blue Tigers have won both their matches against Myanmar and Kyrghyzstan in the current round of the qualifiers while Macau are going through a five match winless streak, having registered their last win in November last year.
Macau squad: He Wenhui, Feng Zhiheng, Zheng Zhenjan, Liu Bajian, Chen, Shenghao, Li Zijian, Li Jiahao, Wu Yu, Cai, Maersk, Li Jia, Lin Yidong, Huang Hualin, Shanyan, Peng Zihen, Linga, He Zifeng, Zhang Haishan, Liang Jiaheng, Amway, Li Jinhong
India squad: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Subrata Paul, Albino Gomes, Pritam Kotal, Lalruatthara, Sandesh Jhingan, Anas Edathodika, Arnab Mondal, Salam Ranjan Singh, Narayan Das, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Udanta Singh, Jackichand Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Rowllin Borges, Md. Rafique, Germanpreet Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Halicharan Narzary, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Balwant Singh. | <urn:uuid:1ac3670a-ad4e-4c5a-8d0b-0a46ca3753bb> | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/india-football-team-macau-squad-typhoon/1w9x2kutzpmu71edfhibfbcgtp | 2019-12-15T03:09:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575541301014.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20191215015215-20191215043215-00159.warc.gz | en | 0.947653 | 593 |
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“Who’s the wise guy that put Super Glue in my makeup kit?”
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Wink the sassy one… from Canada Dry!
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Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies
Some famous writers, painters and musicians have done some of their best work in their later years — impressionist Claude Monet, for one. But at the North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, older people are proving that you don't have to be famous — or even a professional artist — to live a creatively fulfilling life in old age.
With a fully equipped theater and painting and sculpture studios, there seems to be rehearsals or exhibitions of some sort going on here all the time.
Resident Nailah Jumoke, 64, moved here all the way from her home in Chicago.
"I was looking for a place where seniors weren't being treated as seniors," she says. "As an artist, I needed to be around motivation."
The move was affordable because some of the apartments here are subsidized, and Jumoke lives just on Social Security. Her experience here has exceeded her expectations. She'd done some theater before, but she was never a writer. Now, she is. "So I'm learning some new things in my senior age," she says, "and being a part of this community is helping me to see that I have a lot more inside of me ... as far as creating."
This is no surprise to Tim Carpenter. He founded an organization called EngAGE that's been providing arts programs at retirement complexes for years. But his efforts were limited because most retirement homes just didn't have enough space.
"When you get handed a building that has one club room, and you want to do more than one thing, it's almost impossible," he explains. "The idea of somebody watching television and having a poetry class are at odds with each other."
Then, he happened to meet a developer named John Huskey. He's president of Meta Housing, which builds a lot of apartments for seniors. And Carpenter asked him why so few of his residents were participating in activities.
Huskey would say, "Well, wait a minute, I build good quality housing, aren't I done?" Carpenter's answer: "I don't think so."
For a while, the two men had a contentious relationship. Huskey says that changed one day when he asked Carpenter to try to figure out why one of his projects wasn't getting many tenants.
So Carpenter suggested offering a writing class on-site. He says "it was very quiet — and then the laughter started."
Huskey says, "It didn't take long before [the] worst idea I'd ever heard was the best idea I'd ever heard because it really, really worked."
So they decided to design new buildings with spaces for things like writing classes, painting and performance. The building in North Hollywood has a professional acting company in residence at its theater and company members work on projects with the residents. There are also painting and sculpture studios there, as there are at another senior artist colony in Burbank, Calif., that opened in 2005.
Recently, staff members at the Burbank Senior Artists Colony were hanging paintings for an upcoming show. These exhibitions are important, says Carpenter, because residents shouldn't just dabble. They need to have a goal, he says, "to have expectations be high and for people to take risks as they get older — instead of saying, 'Oh, you're old now, we don't expect you to do anything. If you could just sit here...' "
Research shows that there's a positive impact on older people who create art: they're healthier, they're happier, they're more likely to stay mentally sharp. Scientists say that more studies are needed, but Buster Sussman, 86, seems to be living confirmation of the studies done so far.
Two of his paintings are hanging in the show. They're faux advertisements done in the style of Picasso. The former real estate reporter only started painting recently and gets a kick out of seeing his work hanging on the wall.
"I'm vain," he explains. "I'm a total fraud as an artist, but you can be vain and a fraud at the same time."
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A Budget Nursery with Class and Sass
Aqua Blue and Pink Baby Girl Nursery Room
Sheer determination and a lot of creative ideas decorated my baby's budget nursery with class and sass! When I was only 20 weeks pregnant, I found the baby bedding fabric that I wanted online, had it custom designed it and ordered it.SEE MORE HERE
I was really looking forward to the nursery decorating process and started to get thrifty and crafty!
Here are a few of my budget minded projects that gave our baby's aqua nursery ideas
their sassy yet classy personality.
My plans were to simply spray paint a dining room buffet table silver that I found at Habitat for Humanity's Restore until I learned that the silver might rub off. This was unacceptable so I primed it and spray painted it silver, used a clear varnish to seal it and then added new hardware. Even with the additional supplies, it was a very inexpensive process and I could not be more pleased!
For art work, I cut out our baby girl's monogram from scrapbook paper and framed it in cheap, black Ikea frames. Voila! Instant artwork!
The leftover scrapbook paper was used as a background for some vintage paper dolls that I had kept since I was little and framed those as well as all of the baby shower cards I received to make a collage; MORE (virtually FREE) instant artwork to match our Unique Baby Gear Ideas
I lined the built-in bookshelf with fabric by covering poster board with the fabric and simply placing it behind the shelves. This was such a super easy way to add dimension and personality to the bookshelf without having to bring out the paint and brushes. Furnishing a Budget Nursery Theme for a Baby Girl
The nursery's one chair is an upholstered rocker that I found in sad, rough condition on Craigslist. After choosing a neutral gray upholstery fabric and turquoise piping I had it professionally reupholstered which was so much cheaper than a store bought chair. Our budget got another boost when we inherited the baby's crib from my cousin. When custom baby bedding is worth it.
Custom made bedding is more expensive but I am so pleased with it that it was well worth it. I love the mixture of pink and blue shades of that are in the fabric and it laid the groundwork for a very feminine nursery with an aqua background that is soft and feminine but not too girly.
Even though I have the crib set custom made and I feel that I splurged on the bedding I still cut corners by only ordering pieces that I truly needed. Before I submitted my order, I decided that I just needed the crib bumper pad and skirt. Even more money was saved by designing it using a basic white sheet as fabric rather than getting custom matching ones. I found the nursery curtains at Marshall's, the curtain Rod and accent pillow at TJ Maxx at a discount so I felt the custom bedding was worth the money.Good, Inexpensive Nursery Wall Paint
Choosing the best paint color for the walls of our baby girl's room was also made easy using the crib set as a guide. I just had Benjamin Moore's "Forget Me Not" paint color matched at Lowe's home store.
Between the inexpensive artwork and nursery furniture our baby's girl's room came together on a nice budget! Overall, I am super pleased with the end result!
My advice for parents taking the DIY approach in decorating a budget nursery would be to start early and enjoy the process! I'm so glad that I started at 20 weeks when we found out we were having a girl! I was able to take my time, enjoy the process and let the room evolve without feeling rushed like I was running out of time.
Also, starting earlier when my bump was less cumbersome allowed me to be more creative in more physically demanding ways.
I hope that these pictures of a baby's nursery decorated on a very low budget demonstrate what's possible when you take your time and don't mind cutting a few corners. If you like our budget nursery design I hope that I have included enough information so that you can duplicate it with your own touches, of course. | <urn:uuid:57a9a6e3-435c-4ae4-88f4-a0574a6f2432> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/a-budget-nursery-with-class-and-sass.html | 2020-11-28T14:35:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141195656.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20201128125557-20201128155557-00306.warc.gz | en | 0.973935 | 869 |
TEMPE, Ariz. -- After nearly 38 years in the business, at age 60, Bruce Arians finally is an NFL head coach.
And he's made it clear that he's ready to run with it.
Arians was introduced as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals on Friday, promising to build a team that's "smart, disciplined, fast and physical -- accountable, no excuses."
The man who went 9-3 as interim coach in Indianapolis after Chuck Pagano left to be treated for leukemia choked up when he talked about his family, saying of his wife "this is our 15th move."
And Arians moved quickly, saying he wants a staff assembled by Sunday. He parted ways with popular Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton, who in a matter of hours was named to the same position in Cleveland.
Arians will call the offensive plays himself, although he will bring in someone with the title of offensive coordinator.
He said he proved to himself last year that he can be a successful head coach.
"And it was fun," Arians said. "I got a taste of the blood."
His offense, he said, will be as aggressive as he is. He believes that teams can turn their fortunes around in a hurry.
"I'm a straight shooter," Arians said. "I don't come home with any bullets left in the gun. I think players respect honest and discipline, and we're going to work hard. They're going to be accountable, not to me, to each other. It's not my football team. Our players will decide how good they are. It's their football team. If they want to win, we'll win. I'll show them the way. I'm no magic man. I've never tried to be.
"I'll give them the plan, execute the plan with passion and energy and Cardinals will be Cardinals -- disciplined, fast, physical football."
He wouldn't confirm reports that Todd Bowles, still under contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, would be his defensive coordinator in Arizona, but he certainly spoke highly of him.
"Obviously, he's very dear to me," Arians said. "He was one of my captains at Temple (where Arians was head coach for five years). He's got a bunch of Super Bowl rings as a player and he's a hell of a football coach. That's all I can say."
Arians' long history in the sport -- he coached for Bear Bryant, for heaven's sake -- has made him appreciate finally getting a head coaching job, although his stint in place of Pagano taught him once and for all "that I can do it."
"I didn't know if it would ever happen, and I was fine without it," he said. "It's been just a great journey, the relationships I've built over the years."
Pagano said the Cardinals are getting "a great coach but a better man."
Arians famously left the light on in Pagano's office while the coach battled leukemia, and said he wept in his car when Pagano returned to work on Christmas Eve and, when he went home for the night, turned the light out.
"What he did in my absence was truly remarkable. I am forever in debt to Bruce," Pagano said. "He is and always will be a great friend and I wish him nothing but the best as he begins this new chapter in his life."
Cardinals President Michael Bidwill said he spoke with "close to 10 candidates," a group that included Horton.
But Bidwill said he knew halfway through dinner with Arians on Wednesday night that this was the right man for the job.
"He does have a different vibe," Bidwill said. " ... I had heard so many great things about him. The million-dollar question here is can a guy go from coordinator to head coach. I think he answered it in Indianapolis. Then I got a chance to visit with him and get to know him. There was just no question that he's going to be a great head coach and I'm looking forward to working with him."
Arians has emphasized the importance of building a close working relationship with his quarterback, a group that for him included a young Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger ("my other son," Arians said) and last year Andrew Luck.
In Arizona, the search will be on for a quarterback, be it someone already on the roster, such as Kevin Kolb, or a person Arians repeatedly refers to as "behind Door No. 2."
The Cardinals ranked last in the NFL in offense. Kolb was 4-2 as a starter but went down in Week 6 with a season-ending rib injury. Three other quarterbacks started as Arizona lost 10 of 11 to finish 5-11.
If Kolb returns, he probably will have to rework his contract that's due to give him $9 million, plus a $2 million roster bonus, in the coming year.
"I've seen Kevin. He can spin it," Arians said. "He's had his moments, and he's had some not-so-good moments, but he's also had the crap knocked out of him a few times."
Such as being sacked 17 times over two consecutive games.
"That's one thing I know is he's tough," Arians said. "He's proven that he's tough and that's a huge part of grit."
Arians thanked the Rooney family for his eight years in Pittsburgh, a tenure during which he won two Super Bowl rings, the last one in the Steelers' win over Arizona in 2009.
"A short time ago, this organization was 37 seconds away from the Super Bowl trophy," Arians said. "I just happened to be calling plays on the other side, got real lucky, too. That's the excitement that we want to bring back. That's our goal and our only goal."
When he parted ways with the Steelers after the 2011 season, he was supposedly in retirement. That lasted for about a week, until Pagano called, clearing the way for a remarkable season that paved the way for Arians' journey to the desert.
"I'm a lifer," Arians said. "I embrace this challenge. I can't wait to get started. We're going to have a great coaching staff, and we're going to have a great team." | <urn:uuid:981d8ab5-a465-4a8a-ad82-f752605b2dcd> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130118/sports/701189669/ | 2015-08-30T16:32:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644065324.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025425-00217-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.991095 | 1,319 |
There might be some reasons for that behavior. One of them is to create a beautiful surface others might admire, still the creator is nothing similar to the creation. That doesn't make any sense, doesn't create any value and still done everyday.
Another reason might be that people want to life lives they are sharing, not even realizing that re-posting somebody else's life's fragments is not going to improve their own life. The only way to do that is to shut down computer, stand up and do something that really creates value in your life.
Posting smart quotes all day every day doesn't make you smarter. Only living by those quotes makes your life better. Of course it's easier to post than to live! Choice is yours!
After all this it is very confusing to understand what people's actual lives are. It's fake to show one thing and behave differently. Moreover, it doesn't make any sense. Could it be that the person himself don't even realizes which life is he living? Or maybe it's just simple easier to do nothing while sitting on the social media and re-posting somebody else's life's fragments at the same time creating a fantasy world for yourself?
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Today marks our so called ‘Freedom day’ but there is nothing freeing about today if I’m being truthful (or maybe I am just being grumpy?). Last week one in 20 children were out of school for Covid related absences. Getting the call from the school to say your childs class bubble has burst is the dreaded news all parents are praying not to receive. If I’m honest I’m all out of patience with home schooling and Zoom calls, thankfully I can almost sniff the summer holidays in the air so that’s one small saving grace.
My children are in the same class (being twins) and have had their class sent home this term on two occasions. The most recent when a child in their class tested positive over a weekend. My children haven’t had contact with this child yet PHE advise that they are still required to come home from school. The reality for me now as a parent is huge anxiety, having to juggle work calls and commitments with their constant demand for snacks and need for stimulus is exhausting.
I’m incredibly fortunate that my employer is really supportive but you can’t help, deep down feeling that people are judging you and truth be told, how many people will lose their jobs if employers keep having to deal with parents juggling in this way? (I know technically from a ER / discrimination angle they can’t but also know that not all employers care and would rather chance it…..). I cringe each time my children burst into a Zoom call now, yes it might have been cute the first few times 18 months ago but now, its starting to wear thin, although I always pull myself up that they are young and don’t really understand why it’s important to not interrupt. It still doesn’t help the 3:00am night time worrying when your employer has an expectation that you’ll devote yourself to your work. Sure, common sense prevails in these circumstances but is your employer as supportive as mine has been to date ? I’d love to hear what your experience has been so far?
A quick trip to our local high street this morning and I reckon more than 3/4s of folk I spotted were still wearing masks and there was a reluctance to go mask free. So, yes Boris may be loosening the rules but it’s clear many of us are nervous about this. Despite what I say above about being utterly frustrated with the school situation, I do think we need to start to think about how do we learn to live with the virus as part of our everyday reality. We’re not going to be free of this virus anytime soon but this continual approach to entire bubbles being sent home can’t be sustainable in to the Autumn term. Particularly for the sake of the mental health of parents and children, as well as teachers. I’m waiting with baited breath to hear what the Education Secretary proposes.
Freedom day also feels a stupid name for those in the travel and hospitality industry who’ve experienced more blows and knockbacks than Phil Mitchell on a bad night at the Queen Vic. Eighteen months of this and the desire to splurge on an incredible holiday when we truly can have real freedom will be wonderful but for me not in touching distance any time soon. What do you think? Different views? or agree? | <urn:uuid:7294730d-71cb-43f7-b0f9-2942fa2038bb> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | http://thedreamhomewebuilt.com/freedom-day | 2023-06-02T04:10:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648322.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602040003-20230602070003-00759.warc.gz | en | 0.971491 | 694 |
Tommy Peoples, from St. Johnston in East Donegal, was born in Letterkenny in 1948, into a musical family . His grandfather, Jimmy Peoples, his uncles Mattha and George Peoples and some cousins such as Joe Cassidy and Bob Peoples were fiddle players.
Tommy’s father Tom, while not known as a fiddle player had learned a few tunes on fife from his father Jimmy’s fiddling and kept Tommy right in his first few attempts at playing. Tommy learned mainly from an older cousin of his, Joe Cassidy. He visited Joe from about the age of seven years old and these lessons continued for a few years.
Tommy attended St.Eunan’s College, Letterkenny as a boarder having won a scholarship. This was regarded as quite prestigious at the time. Tommy’s passion for fiddle playing though was much greater than his drive for the academic life.
After schooling was over Tommy went to Dublin and had a variety of jobs, including working as a policeman for a while. In the middle years of the 1970’s Tommy played with The Bothy Band for a while. This band’s influence is still strong on the traditional music scene 30 years later.
Tommy lived in Co. Clare for some time working for the Co. Council, playing music and raising his family. His daughter, Siobhan Peoples, is a very well known fiddle player. Another member of the St. Johnston Peoples’ clan is Séamus Gibson, a tremendous fiddle player, who is a nephew of Tommy.
There are several recordings of Tommy Peoples available on CD. Tommy is now back living, playing and composing tunes in Donegal. A lot of Tommy’s tunes have been recorded by himself and many others. In addition to being an excellent player, Séamus Gibson has composed many very fine tunes also.
Tommy was awarded a painting as recognition of his great contribution to Donegal fiddle playing by Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí. | <urn:uuid:6a9f936c-3530-460f-ab0b-725d02f45c79> | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | http://donegalfiddlemusic.ie/tommy-peoples/ | 2019-09-21T03:14:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574182.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20190921022342-20190921044342-00057.warc.gz | en | 0.991534 | 425 |
Iolo and Lord British Have a Chat
I posted this over on the Shroud of the Avatar subdomain as well, but it’s too good to not share here:
Yes, that is David “Iolo” Watson sitting down with Richard “Lord British” Garriott for a lengthy heart-to-heart chat. And yes, he did bring his lute.
And yes, he does play Stones.
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Child & dog friendly private wine tours up to 20 people
Q: How many people can we fit?
A: We can fit up to 7 passengers.
Q: Do we work weddings?
A: Yes we do all sorts of transportation just enquirer above.
Q: How many winery's do you normally fit in on a full day tour?
A: normally we fit 6 including a lunch stop but can cater to any of your needs.
Q: Do you do midnight pick ups?
A: Yes we normally do with a $150 dollar minimum
Q: What are the best winery's?
A: They are all amazing but a couple of our favorites are the small boutique winery's
Q: Do you do brewery tours?
A: Of course, brewery, cidery's and winery's can all be worked into your private itinerary
Q: Can we bring alcohol?
A: Truth is by law you now can, but we advise otherwise as there will be only short drives between winery's hense being no reason to bring your own.
Q: Do you do private transfers?
A: Yes of course, normally this will only be available on week days due to tours during the weekend but flick us an email and try your luck.
Q: where do you pick up from?
A: we pick up from all over the southwest including Dunsborough, Busselton, Margs, Yallingup and everywhere between. If your a little out of the way say Bunbury or Augusta we still can but there may be a small additional charge. | <urn:uuid:607e8a6d-f219-474a-8320-d2db04ef846d> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://dbmdrivers.com.au/q-%26-a | 2020-09-24T03:02:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400213006.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20200924002749-20200924032749-00373.warc.gz | en | 0.946616 | 332 |
Look around and you’ll find there’s no shortage of interesting things to write about—whether you’re in search of blog topics or creative story ideas. But in spite of that, I found myself sucked in to the advance copy of a book I recently happened upon in my inbox: 642 Things to Write About, by the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto (Chronicle Books).
We receive copies of a LOT of books for writers here at the WD office—and, of course, our colleagues at Writer’s Digest Books are constantly publishing wonderful new resources for writers, too—and our well-stocked library is one of the best perks of working here. With so many great resources on hand, when a new title stands out, it’s worth taking notice—which is why we’d like to start sharing some of our favorite finds with you here from time to time.
What I immediately loved about this book is that it was compiled by 35 writers–all participants at The Grotto, a workspace for professional writers in San Francisco—and the inventive creative writing prompts inside are proof that 35 heads really are better than one. Here’s a sampling of a few of my favorites.
5 Interesting Things to Write About
1. What is the sound of silence, and when did you last hear it? What was missing?
2. You can keep only one memory from your entire life. What will it be?
3. Something you never told your mother.
4. Write an anonymous letter to a stranger detailing the things you’ve learned about life.
5. Five ideas for a novel that you’ll never write.
See what I mean? (Note: We have no affiliation with Chronicle Books or The Grotto. I just like the book. Honest.)
More Places to Find Creative Writing Prompts
• Among our most popular features here on WritersDigest.com are our Daily Creative Writing Prompts, so if you haven’t checked them out before and are in search of more fun or interesting things to write about, don’t miss out! They’re free and easy to access, wherever you are.
• We offer up a Your Story prompt in every issue of Writer’s Digest, and the winner(s) appear(s) in print! View our latest challenge (also free to enter, of course) on the Your Story homepage. We’re always inspired by the creative story ideas submitted by readers month after month—and we’d love to see yours among the next round.
• I was really excited this year when WD Books released an updated 10th Anniversary Edition of The Writer’s Idea Book by Jack Heffron. A longtime friend and colleague of mine, Jack offers up gem after gem of inspiration in these pages–so if it’s not already a staple of your bookshelf, it should be.
What are your own favorite resources for finding creative blog topics or story ideas? Leave a comment below and let us know—your fellow writers (and WD editors) will thank you.
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If you’re looking for Tommy Kono products, Rogue’s complete selection can be found here. For those not well versed in old school weightlifting, Tommy Kono was an Olympic lifting legend in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Along with achievements in competition, he also greatly influenced the sport through innovation, including the protective neoprene knee bands he developed and dubbed the “T.K. Bands.
That original, trusted design is still available here. Click the Tommy Kono Bands above to see details on how they’re made, how they work, and what other customers have to say about them. You can also add a set to your cart via a convenient order form. | <urn:uuid:bc49052b-792f-4917-9d99-16fe61a55f2c> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | https://www.roguefitness.com/brands/t-k-bands | 2018-07-15T22:53:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589022.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20180715222830-20180716002830-00167.warc.gz | en | 0.962565 | 151 |
DEAR SIR: As I promised, I saw Mr. Ewing yesterday, and after a long conversation asked him to put down his opinion in writing, which he has done and which I now inclose.
I am now at work on these Army Regulations, and in the course of preparation have laid down the Constitution and laws now in force, clearer than I find them elsewhere; and beg leave herewith to inclose you three pages of printed matter for your perusal. My opinion is, if you will adopt these rules and make them an executive order to General Grant, they will so clearly define the duties of all concerned that no conflict can arise. I hope to get through this task in the course of this week, and want very much to go to St. Louis. For eleven years I have been tossed about so much that I really do want to rest, study, and make the acquaintance of my family. I do not think, since 1857, I have averaged thirty days out of three hundred and sixty-five at home.
Neat summer also, in fulfillment of our promise to the Sioux, I must go to Fort Phil Kearney early in the spring, so that, unless I can spend the next two months at home, I might as well break up my house at St. Louis, and give up all prospect of taking care of my family.
For these reasons especially I shall soon ask leave to go to St. Louis, to resume my proper and legitimate command. With great respect,
W. T. SHERMAN, Lieutenant-General.
WASHINGTON, D. C., January 25, 1868.
MY DEAR GENERAL: I am quite clear in the opinion that it is not expedient for the President to take any action now in the case of Stanton. So far as he and his interests are concerned, things are in the best possible condition. Stanton is in the Department, got his secretary, but the secretary of the Senate, who have taken upon themselves his sins, and who place him there under a large salary to annoy and obstruct the operations of the Executive. This the people well enough understand, and he is a stench in the nostrils of their own party.
I thought the nomination of Cox at the proper juncture would have been wise as a peace-offering, but perhaps it would have let off the Senate too easily from the effect of their arbitrary act. Now the dislodging of Stanton and filling the office even temporarily without the consent of the Senate would raise a question as to the legality of the President's acts, and he would belong to the attacked instead of the attacking party. If the war between Congress and the President is to go on, as I suppose it is, Stanton should be ignored by the President, left to perform his clerical duties which the law requires him to perform, and let the party bear the odium which is already upon them for placing him where he is. So much for the President. | <urn:uuid:303e5cfd-004e-4482-b44e-7cdfc3f7a227> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | http://ygwkg.ytguke.com/html/08c899206.html | 2023-12-05T05:15:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00487.warc.gz | en | 0.981746 | 606 |
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As a concept, you have to love auction rate securities. The fee structure, however, has a small (but dedicated) fan base.
State and local governments will spend about $211 million this year for the failed sales, based on the 0.25 percent average annual fee charged on the $84.5 billion of outstanding securities, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The bonds - - long-term debt with interest rates reset through auctions every 7, 28 or 35 days -- typically require issuers pay their bankers even if auctions fail.
We are struck by the realization that if you negotiate terms that include an implicit "yeah, like that's ever going to happen" somewhere in the fine print, you might find yourself on the wrong end of a Bloomberg article when "that actually happens" and end up getting "faired up." Brace yourself, ARS auctioneers.
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China’s National Immigration Administration stated that the provision takes immediate effect and includes 72 to 144-hour visa-free transit.
On Tuesday, China’s embassies and consulates in South Korea and Japan also canceled the issuance of visas for individuals from those nations with plans to travel to their countries.
Beijing thus began to comply with its warnings, that it will reciprocate border measures adopted by some 30 countries worldwide against outbound passengers, citing concerns about a possible new surge of Covid-19 cases in their territories.
From January 5, 2023, South Korea has been demanding negative PCR tests for travelers within 48 hours or an antigen test conducted within 24 hours before departing from China.
Japan has been also requiring PCR tests and placing Covid-19 cases in isolation for seven days.
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The X Factor continued Thursday night with the performances at the judges' homes. Picking up from where Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato left off, Britney Spears and L.A. Reid had their chance to mentor their six singers and watch them perform in order to pick which four in each category will advance to the live performances round.
Reid, who made it very clear that he did not care to be assigned the Over 25s, brought his boy Justin Bieber (and right-hand manager Scooter Braun) as his guest mentors. Let's see how his oldie oldsters performed:
Jason Brock: The tech support guy totally wowed us in the auditions with his Elton John-like presence and delivery, and he did a moving version of Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry."
David Correy: He brought his sweet voice and bad-boy tattoos to Jessie J's "Domino." Reid got "chill bumps," and Bieber dug the voice and the look, while Scooter saw "pure passion."
Daryl Black: He has a big voice, but Reid isn't feeling it, and neither are we.
Tate Stevens: Mr. Cowboy shouldn't have any problem in his country niche. His rendition of Brian McKnight's "Back at One" is solid, but Reid makes a point to ask if he's worth the $5 million prize. We say nope.
Vino Alan: He's had a rough past, seeing his mother beat up, and that translates to his raspy voice. It's a smart song choice to do Pink's emotional "Sober," and he gets a good reception despite his nervousness. He wants to win this badly.
Tara Simon: We're still scratching our heads why she advanced through any round, much less made it to judges' homes. The vocal coach is not only annoying personality-wise, but oversings everything. Sound down, please! She wants to be America's darling, but if America is like us, they won't vote her far. Her overblown take on Hoobastank's "The Reason" elicits the expected suppressed smiles and eye-rolling from her compeitors. Even Bieber agreed, acknowledging her big voice but lack of "sweet moments."
Next, Spears brought the wisdom of her Mickey Mouse Club experience to mentor the Teens, the category she personally wanted. As her guest, she brought the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am to intimidate/evaluate the young singers. How did they do?
Diamond White: Let's be clear here, the real competition is between Diamond and Carly Rose, yes? For 13-year-olds, they have huge voices and amazing stage presence. Diamond sang well as usual, but we didn't love her choice of Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You." She also seemed rather restrained.
Reed Deming: The WannaBieber was intimidated by Diamond and asks, "How do you compete against that?" Don't worry, girls will vote your baby face through. His immaturity and nervousness showed, but we're also thinking the song choice was too old for him. Nevertheless, will.i.am proclaimed Reed to be a "little emperor kid."
James Tanner: He may look like WannaBieber 2.0, but this fresh-faced teen is a rapper. And although he tried to "Party Like a Rock Star" like Shop Boyz, but even Spears wondered if he was strong enough to advance. No, Brit, he isn't.
Arin Ray: This soloist returned after being unceremoniously dumped into the groups category last season and then was eliminated. He's pretty and did a sweet rendition of Nicki Minaj's "Starships," but he's not quite there.
Beatrice Miller: She's the 13-year-old who ought to be a Disney protégé. She did an intriguing cover of David Guetta's "Titanium" and put warmth and emotion into her vocals, but they cannot compete against Diamond and Carly Rose's.
Carly Rose Soneclar: X Factor saved the best for last. The tiny teen did incredible things to Karmin's "Brokenhearted." Instead of her usual acrobatic, in-your-face vocals, Carly Rose's performance slayed us with its nuance, restraint and maturity. Take note, Tara Simon! Spears agreed with will.i.am that she was "possessed" and that the little caterpillar didn't become a butterfly, rather a "dragon, scorching up the town."
That's it for luxuriating at the judges' homes. Now the ax will fall on eight contestants. Who do you think should get cut? Who are your favorites to make it through to the live shows? Who is worth the $5 million prize?
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Maryland's U.S. senators are enjoying the spoils of victory following the Baltimore Ravens' win in the Super Bowl.
Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin will collect what they call a "San Francisco feast" on Tuesday from California's senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. The Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31, on Sunday in New Orleans. It was the second Super Bowl title for the franchise.
The senators wagered delicacies from their home states on the game. Mikulski and Cardin will get to enjoy Dungeness crabs, Napa Valley wine, sourdough bread and Northern California cheeses.
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How to spot an AIDS denialist
Rogues, pseudoscientists, snake oil peddlers – Seth Kalichman reveals the sinister tactics used by those who deny the link between HIV and AIDS
Imagine that you or someone you love just received an HIV positive test result. The news is devastating. After a short time you begin to face the diagnosis. You turn to the Internet for answers. Searching the words “AIDS diagnosis” brings up thousands of websites. A whirlwind of information spins your mind. One credible-looking website, Aids.org, reads: “There is no cure for AIDS. There are drugs that can slow down the HIV virus and slow down the damage to your immune system. There is no way to ‘clear’ HIV from the body. Other drugs can prevent or treat opportunistic infections (OIs). In most cases, these drugs work very well. The newer, stronger ARVs have also helped reduce the rates of most OIs. A few OIs, however, are still very difficult to treat.”
With a click of the mouse, an equally credible-looking site, Aliveandwell.org, asks: “Did you know … Many experts contend that AIDS is not a fatal, incurable condition caused by HIV? That most of the AIDS information we receive is based on unsubstantiated assumptions, unfounded estimates and improbable predictions? That the symptoms associated with AIDS are treatable using non-toxic, immune-enhancing therapies that have restored the health of people diagnosed with AIDS and that have enabled those truly at risk to remain well?”
Which do you trust? Which do you believe? Which would you want to believe? Would you choose to believe there may be hope offered by medical treatments or would you prefer to believe that HIV is harmless? This simple example illustrates the lure of AIDS denialism.
AIDS denialism tells us what anyone would want to hear – that HIV does not cause AIDS and that if you live a “healthy lifestyle” (whatever that is) you won’t get AIDS. None of which is true. In fact, there are an estimated 33 million people in the world living with HIV infection. In 2007 there were nearly three million new HIV infections and two million people died of AIDS. People are living longer and healthier lives with HIV infection as a result of earlier detection through HIV antibody testing and the remarkable success of HIV treatments. Indeed, countries that launched aggressive testing and treatment programs, such as Brazil and Botswana, have reduced suffering and prolonged life. In contrast, South Africa delayed testing and treatment programs as a result of former President Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism, policies that resulted in over 300,000 unnecessary deaths and over 35,000 infants senselessly infected with HIV. There is no rational basis for disputing these established facts, and yet rejecting the reality of AIDS is the mission of AIDS denialists.
AIDS denialism is one of several incarnations of denialism. All denialism is defined by rhetorical tactics designed to give the impression of a legitimate debate among experts when in fact there is none. Holocaust deniers claim that historians disagree about the evidence for Nazi mass gassings and systematic murder of Jews. Global warming denialists say that climatologists are torn by the evidence about climate change. 9/11 “Truth Seekers”, as clever a piece of branding as “pro-life”, say the collapse of the Twin Towers resulted from controlled demolition. Vaccine hysterics tell us that the science is split on whether vaccinations cause autism. And AIDS denialists say that scientists are in disagreement about whether HIV causes AIDS.
It is easy to be fooled by AIDS denialists. Not only do they tell us what we want to hear, they use methods of persuasion to create the illusion of debate. Just as HIV attacks our immune defences that would otherwise destroy it, AIDS denialists appeal to our sense of scepticism. Indeed, AIDS denialists refer to themselves as dissident scientists and sceptics. Denialists misuse science and rely on pseudoscience to call established fact into question. Denialists also exploit what is not known about how HIV causes AIDS to suggest that HIV may not cause AIDS at all. The more sophisticated efforts of AIDS denialism, like the “documentary” House of Numbers, are most disturbing because they use every trick in the denialist playbook to juxtapose pseudoscience with established science. The best way to recognise AIDS denialism is to know their common tricks of persuasion.
There are two sides to every debate. But just asserting there is a debate does not mean there is one. AIDS denialists rely on a small band of fake experts, mostly retired academics who proclaim that HIV does not cause AIDS. There is not a single instance of an “expert” offered by AIDS denialism that has ever actually done research on AIDS. In rare examples, denialist experts have a history of credible science only to have later gone off the deep end. The most credentialled AIDS denialists are Nobel Laureate Kari Mullis, who developed the PCR technology for sequencing the genetic code, and Peter Duesberg, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California-Berkeley and member of the National Academy of Science. Although credentialled, neither is credible. Aside from saying HIV cannot cause AIDS, though he has done no research on AIDS, Mullis has shared his experiences on LSD and encounters with an alien fluorescent raccoon, and Duesberg, who did important work on cancer in his early career, now claims that there is no genetic basis for any cancer. Both have demonstrated an outright disregard for scientific evidence.
But beyond these two high-profile mavericks most of the “experts” in AIDS denialism are out-and-out pseudoscientists. My favourite is Henry Bauer, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Science Studies at Virginia Tech University, who claims to have proven that HIV cannot cause AIDS. Professor Bauer is also a self-proclaimed international expert on the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. Detecting fake experts requires looking beyond college degrees and achievements from decades gone by. Do not confuse credentials with credibility. Saying that there is no genetic basis for any cancer, describing extraterrestrial experiences, and searching for big green monsters in Scottish waters should matter when examining the credibility of someone making important claims about the causes of a devastating disease.
In the 1980s legitimate scientists disagreed about AIDS. For AIDS deniers, everything old is new again. AIDS denialists rely on selected research findings from the days when not much was known about AIDS. The first tests for HIV antibodies were less reliable than current testing technologies. There were early debates about what caused AIDS and good ideas that turned out to be dead ends. The drug AZT was prescribed in massive and often toxic doses. But none of this is true any more. Though there remain many debates in medical science about how HIV causes AIDS, there is no longer a debate about whether HIV causes AIDS. Unfortunately, outdated scientific literature is not purged when new knowledge emerges. AIDS deniers use this information to create the illusion of a live debate. Denialists select old findings that support their flawed logic because they have no evidence of their own. Cherrypicking is another favourite rhetorical technique of denialists. This involves selecting a lone scientific finding, presenting the results out of context, and deploying it as evidence for their own conclusions.
Another popular denialist manoeuvre is to call for a definitive single study, analogous to the creationist demand for a definitive transitional fossil to prove evolution. Peter Duesberg for example, asserts that “There is not a single controlled epidemiological study to confirm the postulated viral etiology of AIDS.” He is right about this. No one scientific study ever “proves” anything. Scientists are cautious to draw conclusions from even a series of experiments. To establish that HIV causes AIDS required countless laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological studies, all converging to a definitive conclusion. There is no single scientific paper proving that HIV causes AIDS, just as there is also no single physics experiment proving that a man could land on the moon, no single study that proves excessive exposure to the sun causes skin cancer or one study that proves smoking causes lung cancer. Rather there are tens of thousands of studies containing a wide range of evidence that, taken together, make an overwhelming case.
AIDS denialists will also demand even more specific evidence, only to change the demand once the evidence is produced. One example of this “pushing back the goalpost” technique was the former Sunday Times journalist and prominent AIDS denier Neville Hodgkinson’s claim that HIV tests are invalid because HIV has never been isolated. When scientists provided evidence that HIV has been isolated, the demand changed; Hodgkinson argued that the isolated virus was “impure”. Denialists now demand that the virus be isolated in “pure form”, that is uncontaminated by proteins. The demand for a pure virus devoid of cellular proteins is impossible to meet as it defies the biological nature of viruses. Such shifting of the grounds of debate allows denialists to claim that they are the ones following the evidence, and it is the AIDS establishment – an alliance of careerist researchers and greedy drugs companies – who are propagating pseudoscience.
All denialism is entrenched in conspiracy thinking. A spectrum of such thinking motivates AIDS denialism, covering everything from a government conspiracy to invent HIV for genocide against Africans and gays to a pharmaceutical industry conspiracy to sell toxic drugs. One of my favourites is the flamboyant conspiracy thinking of vitamin entrepreneur Matthias Rath, who said “The people and the governments of the world have to decide whether they are ready to stop being manipulated by the pharmaceutical industry and embrace instead the scientific knowledge that is now available to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic with effective, safe and affordable natural means.” The “natural means” Rath is referring to, of course, are the useless vitamins that he peddles to the poor. Though Rath has now been prevented from marketing his phony cure in Africa, and famously lost his libel suit against Ben Goldacre when he exposed his fraudulent practices, great damage was done and he continues to agitate for AIDS denialism through his spurious Health Foundation.
But while some denialists are clearly charlatans out to make a quick buck out of other people’s misery, many are perfectly genuine, which is what makes them especially dangerous. They can be persuasive because they actually believe what they say. Evidence means nothing to them. Their thought process resembles what psychiatrists call an “encapsulated delusion”, where despite what appears to be otherwise rational thinking there is an intractable maladaptive belief system that is impermeable to contrary evidence. Many of these people have themselves been diagnosed with HIV, and cling to the hope that this is not a death sentence. This adds a particular poignancy to their claims. A potent irony also hangs over denialism; year on year AIDS deniers who have tested positive for HIV succumb to AIDS-related illnesses. The most visible of such cases was Christine Maggiore, the founder of the Alive and Well movement that claims there is no causal link between HIV and AIDS. Maggiore believed that HIV does not cause AIDS even after the AIDS-related death of her three-year-old daughter and right up until her own death of AIDS in 2008. AIDS denialists are therefore a mixed bag of rogue scientists, pseudoscientists, conspiracy theorists, and snake-oil salesmen. There are also vocal AIDS denialist activists, primarily HIV positive people who are in deep denial of their diagnosis and seek the insulating bubble offered by AIDS denialism.
So, what can we do about AIDS denialism? There will always be crazy people who say crazy things. AIDS denialists only do harm when people listen to them. The best defence against AIDS denialism is improved public understanding of science and medicine. We all need to know how to recognise cranks and crackpots and their sinister rhetorical devices. When searching for reliable information make sure it does not rely on old, most likely outdated, sources. Find credible sources of current information and trust them, but keep pressing them with questions. Familiarise yourself with the basic facts of HIV and AIDS and be sceptical of far-fetched conspiracies. Be informed and think critically, but don’t fall for global conspiracy hysteria or accept pseudoscience because that is what you want to hear. We know that drugs companies make huge profits, and that scientists rely on research grants and can be fallible. This does not mean there is a global conspiracy to misrepresent the science. AIDS researchers and the pharmaceutical industry, believe it or not, are in it to save lives.
And finally, hard as it might be for believers in free speech and open debate, if you encounter AIDS denialism, do not enter into a debate. AIDS denialists want to create the impression that there is a debate regarding HIV causing AIDS and debating feeds the illusion. This debate was exhausted years ago. Now it merely serves as a distraction from the ongoing struggle to explain how and why HIV causes AIDS and trying to prevent it. In the words of The Who, and the title of Richard Wilson’s excellent book on scepticism, “Don’t Get Fooled Again”.
Seth Kalichman‘s book Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and Human Tragedy is published by Springer/Copernicus - all royalties from the book are donated to buy HIV treatments in Africa.
The AIDS Denialist Hall of Shame
Peter H Duesberg is the most important figure in HIV/AIDS denialism because he is a credentialled scientist who claims HIV does not cause AIDS. In fact, Duesberg says that HIV is harmless, although he has never actually worked on HIV or AIDS. Early in his career Duesberg was part of a research group that mapped the very first cancer-causing gene. Soon after, he refuted his own work and proclaimed that no genes could cause cancer. Rather, Duesberg says that cancers are only caused by environmental factors that deform our chromosomes. Using the same logic, he claimed that HIV cannot cause AIDS. Over the years Duesberg has been proven wrong on both accounts. But despite evidence to the contrary, Duesberg does not give in. He appears to fully believe that there is no genetic basis for any cancer and that HIV does not cause AIDS.
David Rasnick is Peter Duesberg’s closest associate. Rasnick was trained as a scientist and had conducted research, although never with humans and never with HIV or AIDS. He also conducted “clinical studies” for Matthias Rath in South Africa in their scam to prove that vitamins can treat AIDS – activities that have since been ruled unlawful by South African courts.
Jody Wells, Huw Christie and Michael Baumgartner published London’s Continuum Magazine which served as an outlet for AIDS denialism, including pseudoscientific “studies”. Continuum ended after the editors all died following long bouts with AIDS.
Neville Hodgkinson is a health journalist who worked for the Sunday Times in the 1990s, and was a driving force behind the Times’s infamous AIDS denialist coverage. He remains active in AIDS denialism.
Gordon Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Public Health at the University of Glasgow, has signed on to several AIDS denialist letters and has published conspiracy-oriented articles proclaiming the “HIV-AIDS model owes its popularity to widespread censorship.”
The Perth Group: Eleni Papadopulos-Eleopulos and Valendar Turner not only say HIV cannot cause AIDS, they say HIV may not exist at all. In an appeals hearing for a man who was fighting a conviction for knowingly sexually infecting women with HIV, the Australian courts found The Perth Group unqualified to express opinions about the existence of HIV.
Henry H Bauer, Professor Emeritus of Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, claims that HIV cannot cause AIDS, based on flawed logic and misuse of AIDS statistics. He has published AIDS denialism papers with Peter Duesberg. Professor Bauer is also a leading authority on the existence of the Loch Ness Monster.
Christine Maggiore was founder of Alive & Well, claiming that HIV tests are invalid and HIV treatments are toxic poison. Her three-year-old daughter Eliza Jane Scovill died of complications from AIDS. In 2008 Ms Maggiore herself died of pneumonia and disseminated herpes, two ADS-related conditions.
David Crowe is the President of the Rethinking AIDS Society and runs the Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society in Canada. He manages the most visible and up-to-date AIDS pseudoscience website on the internet, which posts numerous clippings from scientific journals out of original contexts and in support of denialist claims.
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- "... Now a new study could shed some light on this phenomenon. Researchers at St Andrews University in Scotland measured the oestrogen levels of 56 female students and found that "female facial appearance holds detectable clues, to reproductive health, that are considered attractive in other people." In other words the women with the prettier faces -- those who had bigger eyes and lips, and a smaller jaw -- were also more fertile. However, there's only one problem -- the signals only really work without makeup, never mind cosmetic surgery. So what's the average bloke to do? He's out there on a Saturday night trying his best to propagate the species, but his whole radar is being put severely out of whack by all that mascara, lip gloss, botox and collagen, allowing those less fertile ladies to jump the queue in the search for Mr Right. "
- Who is more attractive? (click picture to see the answer)
Sorry, how do I justify blogging this?
- Evolution is great science, with application to every branch of study in this world, including business strategy and economics
- This discovery supports evolutionary selection as a 'cause' to our definition of 'beauty', hence also that such definition transcend cultures
- Try to make it to Boing Boing?
Update: New Scientists
Concept of good look is "not toally" universal. But upper the body, more universally agreed about pretty. Anything that can move should be more attractive than those not mobile. Theoretically that means eyes should be more attractive than breasts.
Breasts don't move? ;)
I don't think the definition of beauty is as universal as people think, though. In 16th century Europe, fat women were considered beautiful, since only the rich could get fat, generally speaking. Beauty is definitely tied to culture, although there are some common themes across cultures.
:) This is very preliminary research results.
They have only listing the more common feature, big eye, small jaws (I think Chinese prefer small lips), I guess maybe symmetric features as well.
I think healthiness (symmetry and reasonable fat) as well, as a separate criteria.
Breast should also be related to ostroegen and health good hormone level.
I think the key point is, there is a rationale in evolution terms.
Because those who are not selected to mate have already lost in the evolution race.
Today, we choose slim over fat mates, because slim people live longer than fat ones. So our criteria also shift according to evolution needs.
Yes, movable features attract more attention, and contain more "effective signals".
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Diploma in Physics (University of Heidelberg)
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I graduated in physics with a work on chaotic systems. In particular, I made experimental and numerical studies on the chaotic behaviour of heart cells. Although my interest has in the meantime shifted to more mathematical subjects, I always dream of finding some applications of mathematical theories to physical or biophysical problems.
Starting with my PhD I have been involved in mathematical investigations in the field of non-commutative probability theory, a hybrid of functional analysis and probability theory. In particular, I am fascinated by one of the jewels of that theory, namely by the so-called free probability theory. This theory was introduced and developed by Dan Voiculescu as a tool for studying the structure of a special class of operator algebras (namely von Neumann algebras coming from free products of groups). And indeed this theory has given a lot of new results for operator algebras (especially concerning the von Neumann algebras of free groups). This progress, however, has only been possible because surprising relations between free probability theory and quite different fields of mathematics and physics have emerged.
My own work concentrates on these relations of free probability theory with other fields. In particular, I am studying the combinatorial and probabilistic aspects of free probability and also its applications to problems in quantum statistical physics.
For example, I developed a free stochastic analysis for the free Brownian motion and investigated its relation with random matrices, I showed that the combinatorial side of free probability is governed by the lattice of non-crossing partitions, I derived a master-equation for the description of memory effects in open systems and I considered deformations of the canonical commutation and anti-commutation relations. | <urn:uuid:6ea50f52-0a7b-4818-9a1e-20a7181c5350> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://www.mast.queensu.ca/people/profiles/speicher.php | 2017-12-18T20:14:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948623785.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20171218200208-20171218222208-00320.warc.gz | en | 0.906609 | 389 |
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Contact us for a FREE estimate. | <urn:uuid:d0fb68a5-de02-4f67-ad0d-1b3a5de88225> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | http://www.homesellerhillary.com/644-birkdale-circle-east-niceville-fl/ | 2019-11-21T00:39:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670643.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20191121000300-20191121024300-00169.warc.gz | en | 0.776198 | 121 |
- Extended Stay Hotel
- Spacious Rooms & Full Kitchens
- Eco-Friendly Hotel Practices
- Rise: Complimentary Breakfast Bar
- Relax: Evening Reception
- Pool & Fitness Center
3pm check-in / 12pm checkout
Element Arundel Mills Hoteloffers a personal retreat from the stresses of travel with our eco-friendly design and bright, open spaces. Our Arundel Mills hotel promotes balance through flowing, multi-purpose spaces and relaxing guest rooms. We are just around the corner from Maryland Live! Casino, Arundel Mills Mall, and a short drive to Baltimore-Washington International Airport and Fort Meade. For a change of scenery, downtown Baltimore and DC are also easily accessible. Stay at our Arundel Mills hotel and let us help you relax, so you can get back to your best self.
Arundel Mills Hotel Features
Start everyday fresh, focused and feeling alive at our Hanover hotel. Enjoy our state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor pool, outdoor patio with self-service grill, complimentary hotel-wide high speed Internet access and spacious guest rooms with our signature Westin Heavenly Bed and fully equipped kitchenettes. We also offer healthy dining options including our complimentary Rise breakfast bar.
Space to Live Your Life
Whether stopping by for a few days or settling in for a few weeks, time away from home shouldn’t mean time away from life. Our extended stay hotel offers spacious guest rooms and suites featuring a variety of amenities designed to make you feel at home no matter how long you're staying.
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raymann kraft der sonne solarverbund gmbh
Franz-Mair-Straße 47, 2232 Deutsch Wagram
Commercial Register Number 330582a
Get the official excerpt from the austrian business register of the company raymann kraft der sonne solarverbund gmbh with the commercial register number 330582a.
If you click the button above, you will be forwarded to the website of the HF Data GmbH. This company is the officially licensed clearing house of the Republic of Austria. | <urn:uuid:adbec462-d7d3-49dc-b25f-d073b29509d2> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | https://austrian-business-register.com/12639603/Official-excerpt-of-the-company-raymann-kraft-der-sonne-solarverbund-gmbh | 2019-11-22T14:54:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496671363.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20191122143547-20191122172547-00021.warc.gz | en | 0.678839 | 111 |
Sat, Oct 20|
Holiday Inn Express Scottsdale North
Concussions and Cranial Nerve Exam for Motor Vehicle Injuries
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2018, 8:00 AM – Oct 21, 2018, 6:00 PM
Holiday Inn Express Scottsdale North, 7350 E Gold Dust Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, USA
About the event
This module will discuss the need in the market for doctors with advanced education and understanding of concussions and how cranial nerves can be injured in motor vehicle collisions. | <urn:uuid:f0d1773f-8fa3-4c26-972d-87341bb5b5d0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.restoringbreathing.com/event-details-registration/concussions-and-cranial-nerve-exam-for-motor-vehicle-injuries | 2023-09-27T17:13:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510319.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927171156-20230927201156-00658.warc.gz | en | 0.840511 | 116 |
1.1 Explain what is meant by;
Diversity = Understanding that every person is unique, different, treating people as individuals.
Equality = Means treating everyone equally regardless of their colour, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability etc it is different to treating people the same; different people have different needs, so individuality should be taken in to account.
Inclusion = Full d active participation, feeling respected, feeling a sense of belonging, being valued for who you are.
Discrimination = Unfair or unequal treatment of an individual or group on the grounds of age, disability ,gender, race, religion, beliefs or sexual orientation, being treated less favourable than someone else in the same situation, beig treated unfairly.
1.2 Describe ways in which discrimination may deliberately or inadvertently occur in the work setting.
Discrimination may deliberately occur in the work place because they may be being treated less favourable, or treated differently because of their gender, age, race, disability, sexuality, or religion.
Discrimination may inadvertently take place when a rule or policy that applies equally to everybody is more restrictive for people from a certain group. For example if a company gives information about its policies only in English.
1.3 Explain how practices that support equality and inclusion reduce the likelihood of discrimination.
By supporting a person’s equality you are treating them as equal and including them in all activities, you will be reducing the likelihood of discrimination.
2.1 Identify which legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply to your own role.
Humans Rights Act
GSCC = The General Social Care Council.
These are some of the rules that apply to all care workers.
2.2 Show interaction with individuals that respect their beliefs, culture, values and preferences.
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The World Bank on Wednesday lowered the outlook for the global economy as growth in developing economies sank to a decade-low while austerity, unemployment and low economic sentiment continued to weigh down activity in high-income nations.
Releasing the latest Global Economic Prospects report, the lender said it now expects the global economy to grow 2.4 percent in 2013, weaker than its June forecast for a 3 percent expansion. The bank estimates 2012 global gross domestic product growth at 2.3 percent, weaker than the previously estimated 2.5 percent.
The growth estimate for 2014 has also been lowered to 3.1 percent from the initial forecast of 3.3 percent.
"The economic recovery remains fragile and uncertain, clouding the prospect for rapid improvement and a return to more robust economic growth," World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said.
The GDP of developing countries is estimated to have grown 5.1 percent in 2012, the slowest pace in 10 years, partly because of the heightened Euro Area uncertainty in May and June. The region is projected to expand 5.5 percent in 2013, weaker than the June forecast for growth of 5.9 percent.
Growth estimate for high-income countries has been downgraded to 1.3 percent each for 2012 and 2013.
At the same time, the lender raised its 2013 growth forecast for China to 8.4 percent from its June projection of 8.1 percent in 2013. China's economy slowed to an estimated 7.9 percent in 2012 from 9.3 percent in 2011, its weakest rate since 1999, the banks said in the report.
Meanwhile, India's growth is projected to decelerate to 5.4 percent in fiscal year ending March 2013 from 6.5 percent in the 2011. This is weaker than the previous projection for a growth of 6.9 percent in fiscal year 2012-13.
The World Bank also lowered the outlook for the Japanese economy. It is now forecast to grow 0.8 percent in 2013 after the 1.9 percent expansion in 2012. The nation's growth is expected to rebound to 1.2 percent in 2014.
The US economy is seen expanding at a weaker-than-expected pace of 1.9 percent in 2013. The GDP forecast for 2014 remained unchanged at 2.8 percent.
The growth in the euro area is now projected to return to positive territory only in 2014, with GDP expected to contract by 0.1 percent in 2013, compared to the June forecast for 0.7 percent growth. The growth is then expected to edge up to 0.9 percent in 2014 and 1.4 percent in 2015.
"With governments in high-income countries struggling to make fiscal policies more sustainable, developing countries should resist trying to anticipate every fluctuation in developed countries and, instead, ensure that their fiscal and monetary policies are robust and responsive to domestic conditions," said Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist at the World Bank.
The World Bank also listed a number of downside risks to the global economy, including a stalling of the progress on the euro area crisis, the debt and fiscal issues in the U.S., the possibility of a sharp slowing of investment in China and a disruption in global oil supplies.
However, the report pointed out that the likelihood of these risks and their potential impacts have diminished and the possibility of a stronger-than-anticipated recovery in high-income countries has increased.
by RTT Staff Writer
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Los Angeles’ bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Thursday submitted the third and final set of bid documents to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) covering topics included in the “Games Delivery, Experience and Venue Legacy” themes.
Recorded on USB memory drives as per new IOC requirements, the documents were received at headquarters in Lausanne a day in advance of the Friday deadline and the volume has been made available to the public (see links below).
Celebrations were held in California to mark the bid’s critical transition into the International promotion phase when all three candidates are permitted to begin marketing their key messages across the globe and to lobby IOC members and other constituent sport stakeholders at planned events.
On Thursday morning, hundreds of Angelenos joined Olympians, Paralympians and LA 2024 bid leaders in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a “sunrise celebration of Olympic spirit, fitness and healthy living” according to a bid statement.
To end the day, LA 2024’s Olympic Bid logo was projected on the Pacific Wheel at the Santa Monica Pier, the world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel.
In its final deliverable, LA 2024 has pledged to connect the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the future with a high-tech, low-risk, sustainable and athlete-led Concept that will serve the Olympic Movement far beyond 2024.
The bid claims to be able to deliver on this goal by leveraging a fiscally responsible and sustainable plan that uses existing facilities; by growing “every Olympic and Paralympic sport in the $250 billion US sports market and around the world, connecting International Federations with America’s 100 million young people” and by connecting with today’s youth using “technology, entertainment and new media expertise found only in LA and California.”
For the athletes, LA 2024 intends to deliver beyond the typically expected scope. The newly submitted documents outline a plan for a digital Athlete Concierge that will include “a one-stop live information service, dynamic ticketing portal and athlete-only social network.”
Athletes will have access to a friends and family ticketing and accommodations program and a career transition program for retiring athletes that will utilize California’s universities.
Without the need to spend resources on construction projects to prepare for the Games, the bid claims, greater attention can be spent on the overall Athlete experience.
LA 2024 intends to support National Olympic Committees beyond American borders so that more nations win medals than ever before. If LA is chosen to host in 2024, organizers “will provide coordinated, subsidized training opportunities for [foreign] athletes at the many high-performance facilities in Southern California, including the world-class Chula Vista training center, and across the United States.”
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti said “as LA 2024 enters the international campaign, it’s important for us as a city to remember just what we’re bidding for: the world’s greatest sporting event, significant economic benefits, and a chance to place LA’s extraordinary creativity and innovation at the service of the Olympic Movement.”
“But perhaps above all else, Los Angeles is bidding to unite the youth of the world in friendship and peace through sport in 2024.
“As the IOC considers the future of the Games after Olympic Agenda 2020, I hope they are looking for a partner who dreams as big as the Games deserve. If they do, then LA is the place to be in 2024.”
USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said “the U.S. Olympic Committee is excited about the prospect of deepening our cooperation with National Olympic Committees from around the world by welcoming them to the United States on the Road to Tokyo 2020 and LA 2024.”
“LA 2024’s Games Concept guarantees every NOC that their athletes will have everything they need to fulfill their potential at the Games.”
Paris has planned Olympic bid celebrations to be held Friday with an event staged at the Eiffel Tower. Budapest has said that it will keep its transition low-key, with any formal events taking place at a later date as bid officials deal with a domestic signature-collection campaign to force a referendum over Hungary’s Olympic project.
LA’s bid, along with rivals from Budapest and Paris, is set to give an introductory presentation at the General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) that will be held during the SportAccord Convention in Aarhus, Denmark on April 4.
The IOC Evaluation Commission is set to visit LA for site inspections and document reviews starting April 23.
Then candidate city briefings will be held in Lausanne on July 11 and 12. Final presentations and the election of the winning city will be held September 13 in Lima, Peru.
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In regard to the church sign below:
The feelings of fear, shame, and guilt are the fuel and mind's prison of organized religion, as evidenced here. Another major tool of control is a "belief in lack", i.e. God does not have enough Grace to cover all souls, God's forgiveness is not immediate and all-at-once forgiving of all "sins" for all time, etc.
Those of us who know God to be The God Without Any Limits of Grace need to "find our voices" and speak up for the Grace we know to be true. Today, we are needed in preserving the freedom to believe as WE choose.
To speak up or not to speak up is the question? . . . we choose or we loose. | <urn:uuid:e8b567f7-bb1c-489a-a309-2390fbc4661d> | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | https://www.dbsatennessee.org/first-book-two-agreements/to-speak-or-not-to-speak | 2019-04-20T19:00:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578529962.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20190420180854-20190420202854-00157.warc.gz | en | 0.955448 | 158 |
Something I've noticed is that many folks who would like to see the rest of us go without electricity, clean water, and transportation (especially teh EBIL Diesel trucks) have an idealized idea of how it is to oh, heat your house by wood or transport the myriad things that life in the country necessitates (and we're only nominally in the country--folks like my friend Chas are REALLY in the country).
We spent some time yesterday stacking wood--we moved about 2 1/2 tons by hand. And while we were sorting and stacking, it occurred to me that the urban dwellers who kvetch about everyone driving big trucks, or the rabid recyclers, or the other 'greener than thou' folks really have no idea about the sweat equity that is necessary to be truly green (and for us, it's being cheap rather than being green, although it's a nice side-effect). That said, it would be a lot harder for us to even do what we do without gas-powered implements, but we are well aware of the time-savings that those tools afford us.
Do they think that wood splits itself, that you can just start a fire anywhere and heat your house, that cooking using a wood stove is as easy as flipping a switch? Or maybe that dryads donate sufficient wood and supplies? I think that they are like the folks at Burning Man (not the naked guy, Roberta and Tam), but they go into the country for a weekend and 'rough it' and recycle the rest of the year and feel that they then can look down on the rest of us.
It's an annoyance.
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Whether you wish to transport a large ski group from Hotel to Piste; a school group to a museum;
a sports team from airport to their venue; or simply some friends on a relaxing day out; GPN will find a coach for you whatever the size of your group.
Our company specializes in passenger transportation (transfers). Professional passengesr transportation services: meeting at the airport or at any other address, long-distance passenger transport, long-distance taxi, transport rental with driver.
UAB NORLENDA - family-owned business that provides a wide choice of transportation services in vehicles ranging in size from 20 to 55 seats. NORLENDA provides coach and minibus hire in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Scandinavia and to Mainland Europe. | <urn:uuid:1ff4cf9c-4bf1-4a04-b9d5-52f43ad22f68> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://www.evintra.com/in/country/lt/supplier-in-lithuania | 2020-01-27T10:45:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251696046.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20200127081933-20200127111933-00440.warc.gz | en | 0.922882 | 158 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi To Marry Shahid Afridi’s Daughter Anshra Afridi
Young Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is going to marry Shahid Afridi’s daughter Anshra. The Pakistani media has confirmed the matter with the consent of both the parties. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s father Ayaz Khan himself has confirmed his son’s marriage (Shaheen Shah Afridi) to Shahid Afridi’s daughter (Anshra).
Ayaz Khan said the friendship between the two families has been going on for a long time. We proposed marriage first. They also agreed. The engagement ceremony will be over soon. However, it is also known that not all the formalities will be done now. For now, the engagement will be fine. The marriage will be formalized two more years later.
Shaheen Shah Afridi Engagement with Anshra (Shahid Afridi Daughter)
Pakistani Start Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shahid Khan Afridi Daughter Anshra to be engaged in two years. The delay in the engagement is due to the study of Shahid Afridi daughter Anshra.
Shaheen, a 20-year-old fast bowler, entered the international arena in 2016 in a Pakistani jersey. So far, he has played 15 Tests, 22 ODIs and 21 International Twenty20s. | <urn:uuid:b10c8ed9-bc7c-4d11-8144-f836841d71ea> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://cricmela.com/shaheen-shah-afridi-to-marry-shahid-afridis-daughter/ | 2021-07-26T12:15:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046152129.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20210726120442-20210726150442-00260.warc.gz | en | 0.969573 | 313 |
Surplus or deficit? Depends on whom you ask
Imagine selling your old car to make the monthly mortgage payment, or making a credit-card purchase while telling a family member you didn’t “spend a dime.”
In some ways, these are the kinds of actions taken by state officials of both parties since the 1990s in order to claim that Wisconsin’s general fund budget was balanced. The general fund is where almost all state taxes that pay for state programs are deposited.
The problem with this approach to budgeting is readily apparent. Relying on one-time funds, delaying bills, or borrowing money were all maneuvers that paid for ongoing state programs with temporary dollars. Lawmakers “balanced” budgets in the short run but created problems in future budgets.
A better and more honest look at state finances is found in Wisconsin’s official financial statements released each year before Christmas by the state controller. Because these must be prepared according to rules of the accounting profession, they can’t use accounting gimmicks or timing tricks.
The differences between state budgets and financial statements for the same year have plagued Wisconsin for more than a decade. While state budgets were ostensibly balanced, official financial statements showed general fund deficits growing from $830 million in 1999-2000 to almost $2 billion in 2003-04 and to $2.99 billion by 2010-11. Contrast this with the final version of the 2010-11 budget that showed an $86 million surplus.
All this talk of state deficits and surpluses no doubt leaves taxpayers confused.
“I thought state law required a balanced budget. I thought we enacted an austerity budget last summer,” some are likely to say.
There is no question that the 2011-13 state budget is a tight and painful one that cuts most major programs, except Medicaid, but it will not erase the deficit reported on state financial statements next year at this time. It will, however, accomplish something not done since the mid-1990s: Lay the foundation for a new state budget (in 2013) that does not first require paying off budget-balancing IOUs from the prior year.
What this means according to state budget experts is that, entering the 2013-15 budget period, Wisconsin would have no “structural deficit” for the first time since the mid-1990s. Lawmakers would be able to prepare a budget with an eye to future opportunities, rather than past obligations.
Before state legislators and lobbyists begin planning future spending increases, however, they would be wise to remember that underlying state fiscal problems remain. State financial statements will still have large general fund deficits that require repair.
As a bipartisan state legislative committee (on which I served) urged 10 years ago, now is the time to begin scaling back the deficits on these financial statements. Those evaluating state bonds will respond with higher ratings, and markets will respond with lower interest rates that the state must pay. Then Wisconsin citizens can say that state finances are truly “back on an even keel.”
Todd A. Berry is president of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, 401 N. Lawn Ave., Madison, WI 53704-5033; phone (608) 241-9789; website www.wistax.org. The alliance, founded in 1932, is the state’s oldest and most respected private government-research organization. It aims to improve Wisconsin government through citizen education. Nonprofit, nonpartisan, and independently funded, WISTAX is not affiliated with any group—national, state, or local—and receives no government support.
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[OSGeo-Discuss] [Projects] Status report for April - System Contract I 2020
lr at pcorp.us
Wed May 6 06:27:21 PDT 2020
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Projects] Status report for April - System
> Contract I 2020
> On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 09:56:21PM -0700, Jody Garnett wrote:
> > > Grafana is running on OSGeo3 monitor container ->
> > > https://monitor.osgeo.org
> > Thanks, I eventually managed to start a dashboard so I could find
> > osgeo3 again quickly.
> Can you check if Dashboards can be shared with other users ?
> Because I keep having NO dashboards in the "home" page for dashboards
> and only see some of them in the "manage" page, were every dashboard
> seems to be attached to exactly one of the hosts. I guess it must be
> to have a single dashboard showing "health" of all OSGeo services instead
I think every one that is logged in has access to view all the dashboards
and admins can edit them. So it's just the navigation that is a bit screwy.
I usually just favorite the ones I like and then they show on my home page.
You want to volunteer to help me figure out the UI stuff. I'm more focused
on making sure we are collecting the metrics we need and there are a ton
more we can be collecting that would probably be useful.
In the ldap config there is also a way to segregate people based on LDAP
group and then do a finer grain control of the dashboards viewed.
The Prometheus queries are all written in some special time series focused
I don't have time to learn all that so I've just been installing dashboards
from Grafana for Prometheus that look useful and that query the metrics we
are currently collecting. https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards We can
study some of the queries and merge together the ones we like into a single
dashboard I think will satisfy your need for an all-encompassing dashboard.
If you look under the hood of the json of the dashboards you'll see the data
sources specified (corresponding to each of the Prometheus servers) and the
job node etc.
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GIRLHOOD workshop….it starts….
The texts and emails started the day before. A bit of a panic it seemed. “I don’t think we can realistically do 6 numbers in 4 hours!” “I cannot teach choreography before they learn the song.” “Four more students will be showing up and they don’t have the material.” “I won’t be able to come to the meeting before the workshop, I am teaching a class.”
This is what happened the day before GIRLHOOD’s first workshop. I had made endless copies of the music, put together librettos for the leadership team, had gone over the intense schedule with my associate and was getting ready to buy treats for the students. Now, I had to go back to my computer, send out more materials, double check the grand totals and revise my shopping list. No problem – that is what producers do!
You see, 25 middle and high school students were scheduled to show up the next day at Ovation Academy to work on 6 numbers of GIRLHOOD. Our goal was to see if the music was in the right key, if they could sing the lyrics, and do some basic staging to see if we were on the right track. As a song cycle, some of the songs relate to characters that we are following for the whole show and some of the songs are “stand alone” – which means they revolve around a character we only see one time.
The next morning 20 girls and 5 boys filed into the large dance studio to hear my prep speech. But, before that, the leadership had an intense meeting to go over details. We decided to not work on one number, and to work on the duet only if we had time. So we were down to four songs – all the group songs would get music and staging rehearsals. Everyone was on the same page – and we were ready to roll. A representative from our PR firm showed up and started interviewing and filming immediately.
What happened then…..was nothing short of magic. My job was to trouble-shoot. Was there confusion about what group someone belonged in? Did someone need more music? What kid had to leave early? And, of course…..I handed out the snacks. “Can we have more than one?” “Can I take the rest of these home with me?” Ahhhhhhh kids.
Click HERE for a brief recap of the day.
Next week, we do the exact same thing with four more songs from GIRLHOOD. All as tiny steps forward, on our way to a full production next July! | <urn:uuid:fbc49a57-6007-4d88-aa35-7eb4bf97b847> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | http://cpatheatricals.org/2018/girlhood-workshop-it-starts/ | 2018-12-15T14:43:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376826856.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20181215131038-20181215153038-00059.warc.gz | en | 0.979427 | 561 |
Johann Georg Ade Family from Bondorf
Johann Georg Ade
son of Johannes Ade and Barbara Kauffman
born 21 Jan. 1804 in Niederdobel
moved to Bondorf in 1832 and later went to America
married 27 Nov. 1827 in Bondorf
daughter of Johann Michael Böckle and Anna Schlayer
Children born in Bondorf:
- Christina Ade, born 9 Mar. 1828; died 18 Mar. 1828 in Bondorf.
- Christina Ade, born 28 July 1829; went to America.
- Anna Maria Ade, born 9 Mar. 1831; went to America.
Family went to America after 1831.
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A couple of weeks ago I featured a recipe for a quick, classic version of chicken and biscuits. You guys ate it right up, so when I found this recipe for a modern, deconstructed version of chicken and biscuits, I knew I had to share it! Instead of being cooked casserole-style, the chicken and biscuits are cooked like a kabob on a stick, and the sauce is transformed into a dip. It's a mixture of honey and butter, but I'm going to stir in mustard to give it some kick. Get the recipe when you read more
1/2 of a 13.5-oz. package (12) frozen cooked, breaded chicken breast chunks
1 4.5-oz. package (6) refrigerated buttermilk or country biscuits
1 medium zucchini and/or squash, cut into 3 x 3/4-inch strips
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 tbsp. honey
- Preheat oven to 400 °F.
- Arrange chicken chunks in a single layer on a microwave-safe plate. Microcook, uncovered, on 100 percent power (high) for 1 minute (chicken will not be heated through).
- Use kitchen scissors to snip each biscuit in half. On each of 4 metal or wooden skewers alternately thread chicken pieces, biscuit halves, and squash, leaving about 1/4 inch between pieces. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and chicken is heated through.
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A. Mark Hart, J.P.Executive Chairman
Mr. Hart is the founding and controlling shareholder of Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) Limited. He served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until early in 2011, until he was promoted to his current position of Executive Chairman.
Dr. David LoweChief Executive Officer
Dr. David Lowe was appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2016. He originally joined CPJ as the Vice President of Marketing and Retail Sales before being promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. Dr. Lowe makes day-to-day management decisions to lead the financial, operational and strategic operations of the company.
Ronald SchragerNon-Executive Director
Mr. Schrager is a principal and co-founder of Eightfold Real Estate Capital, LP a real estate investment and advisory firm. Prior to forming Eightfold, Mr. Schrager was the Chief Operating Officer of LNR Property LLC of the USA, from May 2003 until December 2010. In 1997, Mr. Schrager came to Lennar from Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase) in New York.
Robert J. Hooker Jr.Non-Executive Director
Robert (Bob) Hooker is President of Honey Industries Inc., a consultancy company. He has over 35 years food industry experience, having previously served as President/CEO of Purity Products Inc., and as founder and President/CEO of Emerald Diversified Inc., and Executive Vice President of Florida Shortening Company.
Richard “Mark” HallNon-Executive Independent Director
For the past 25 years, Mark Hall has been the CEO of Hall’s Investment Limited, operating the IGL filling plant franchise and Boomerang Tyre Sales in Western Jamaica. As an independent Non – Executive member of the Board, Mr. Hall will also serve as the Chairman of the Compensation Committees and a member of the Audit committee of the Board
Theresa ChinNon-Executive Director and Company Secretary
Theresa Chin is a graduate of York University, Toronto Canada where she gained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. Mrs. Chin has worked with the Hart family shareholders since 1993. She is currently the Managing Director of Montego Bay Ice Company Limited, as well as acting as Financial Manager for most of the other Hart group companies.
L. Camille ShieldsNon-Executive Independent Director
L. Camille Shields is a Barrister and Attorney-at-Law with more than 12 combined years of experience in both the Jurisdictions of England & Wales and Jamaica. She has extensive international experience and a client-base spanning multiple industries representing companies and individuals in Jamaica and overseas.
Christopher Berry Non-Executive Independent Director
Christopher Berry has been the Executive Chairman of Mayberry Investments Limited since 1993. A former Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, he also sits on several boards, including the Lasco Financial Services, Apex Health Care Associates Limited and Apex Pharmacy Limited.
Konrad Mark Berry Non-Executive Independent Director
Konrad Berry joined Mayberry Investments Limited at its inception and was one of its founding Directors. He has been the Company Secretary since 1985, Finance Director between 1992 and 1995 and in 1999 assumed the position of Vice Chairman. He has over thirty (30) years of experience in the securities industry. | <urn:uuid:6105cc92-c05f-41d0-be2a-af51ccabdcf5> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | https://www.cpj.com/about-cpj/our-board-of-directors/ | 2018-08-16T06:14:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210463.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816054453-20180816074453-00622.warc.gz | en | 0.966758 | 659 |
British intelligence services can access raw material collected in bulk by the NSA and other foreign spy agencies without a warrant, the government has confirmed for the first time.
GCHQ’s secret “arrangements” for accessing bulk material are revealed in documents submitted to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the UK surveillance watchdog, in response to a joint legal challenge by Privacy International, Liberty and Amnesty International. The legal action was launched in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations published by the Guardian and other news organisations last year.
The government’s submission discloses that the UK can obtain “unselected” – meaning unanalysed, or raw intelligence – information from overseas partners without a warrant if it was “not technically feasible” to obtain the communications under a warrant and if it is “necessary and proportionate” for the intelligence agencies to obtain that information.
The rules essentially permit bulk collection of material, which can include communications of UK citizens, provided the request does not amount to “deliberate circumvention” of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa), which governs much of the UK’s surveillance activities. | <urn:uuid:37a78a3a-e8a7-41fe-989d-84c2f5f42c19> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | http://wespeakforfreedom.com/2014/10/29/government-admits-gchq-views-data-without-warrants/ | 2018-03-19T16:07:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647003.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20180319155754-20180319175754-00603.warc.gz | en | 0.912709 | 240 |
Systems Engineering: Make the Internet Virtually Private
By implementing a VPN, you can use the world’s largest public network as a WAN that securely connects your remote users and branch offices.
Want to use the Internet to connect all of your users
together and throw away your modem banks? I’m not talking
about Web sites or email. This is about sending your WAN
traffic securely over the Internet. On the surface, using
a public network for transferring your secure data might
not sound like such a good idea. After all, security,
reliability, and performance aren’t often features used
to describe the Internet. But new protocols and technologies
have brought solutions that should ease your worries.
A little over a year ago, in my October 1998 article,
“Your Own Private Internet,” I wrote about the steps required
to set up a Windows NT-based Virtual Private Network (VPN).
In this article I focus on issues associated with evaluating
and implementing a VPN solution. I’ll start at the high
level—defining the business challenges you’re trying to
solve and how a VPN can help. The next step is to determine
which type of VPN implementation makes sense for your
organization. Finally, I’ll look at how you can quickly
and easily set up your own NT-based VPN.
The Business Case
You wouldn’t start a long journey without first deciding
where you’re headed and why you’re going there, right?
So, let’s start by looking at the problem. We’ll define
VPNs a little later. A good starting point is a high-level
look at remote access issues.
In a typical remote access scenario, a company supports
connectivity using modems and analog telephone lines.
This solution has been around for more than 20 years,
and the fundamental technology has changed very little.
On the client side remote workstations or laptop users
connect a phone line to their modems and dial into a remote
access server. On the server side administrators choose
some type of modem pool hardware and configure multiple
ports. Although the solution is readily available for
most companies, it has several problems:
- Costly solutions. Purchasing
serial port concentrators or proprietary modem bank
hardware can be quite expensive. Worse yet, analog communications
(such as phone lines) provide low-bandwidth solutions
relative to their cost.
- Complicated administration.
Implementing and managing proprietary solutions can
become quite a chore. Your IT department will need someone
familiar with the dial-in solution you’ve chosen.
- Limited scalability.
If you want to add support for more concurrent connections,
you’ll have to add more modems on the server side. Based
on your choice of hardware, this might mean adding another
eight ports, even if that’s not what you really need.
- Inefficient use of bandwidth.
Modem connections are one-to-one. That is, for every
user logged onto the system, one modem is in use. This
is true whether or not the user is actually transferring
data. Consider the case of a server supporting four
concurrent 33.6Kbps connections. Assume that three users
have downloaded their email and are composing replies
while still connected, and the fourth is surfing the
Web. In this case, you can see that about 134Kbps of
bandwidth is occupied despite the fact that only one
user is actually exchanging data (while the others are
reading their email). Worse yet, when the fifth user
comes around, guess how she’s greeted… That’s right,
a busy signal!
- Lack of support for new technologies.
Cable modems, xDSL (Digital Subscriber Loop), ATM (Asynchronous
Transfer Mode), ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network),
and Frame Relay technologies are becoming increasingly
available and affordable. An analog modem-based solution
doesn’t support these new connection methods.
- End-user support is resource-intensive.
The traditional remote access solution is usually
set up and managed by an organization itself. This means
that on the client side, the help desk is responsible
for configuring and supporting dial-up user accounts,
while systems administrators manage server-side hardware.
Sound pretty grim? Well, here comes the good part… Loosely
defined, a VPN uses an insecure, public network for the
purpose of securely transferring data. Think of VPNs as
just another connection between remote offices and off-site
users. Just like traditional remote access and other WAN
connections, VPNs connect servers and workstations that
are located in geographically isolated areas. Unlike those
solutions, however, VPNs use public network infrastructures.
For most private organizations, this will mean using the
Internet. Figure 1 provides a high-level overview of how
a VPN works. Notice that clients can use a variety of
methods—including LAN access, modems, and xDSL—to connect
to the Internet. The clients then authenticate with the
remote VPN server. From then on, all data is encrypted
as it’s passed securely over the Internet to the comfort
and safety of a remote LAN. For now, keep this high-level
overview in mind. Later in this article I’ll discuss exactly
what hardware, software, and network protocols you’ll
need to set up a VPN.
|Figure 1. In a VPN, clients connect
to the Internet and then form a secure connection
to their remote server.
So how does a VPN help solve your problems? First, a
VPN can be very inexpensive to implement—both initially
and in the long run. For example, Windows NT/Windows 2000
Server already include the necessary software (as do Win9x/WinNT/Win2K
clients). Other benefits include:
- Simplified support and administration.
Since all of your clients will connect to the Internet,
you can offload support to ISPs. For example, if a remote
salesperson is having a problem getting connected to
the Internet, he can call his cable modem provider to
help with configuration and troubleshooting. On the
server side, you’ll only need to manage one Internet
connection instead of multiple analog modems. Many solutions
also offer integration with the NT account system.
- Lower data transport costs.
Shared Internet connections are much cheaper than dealing
with long-distance costs and managing one-to-one analog
modem connections. Imagine, if you will, an executive
who makes frequent international trips. Instead of connecting
to the company with an unreliable and costly telephone
connection, she can connect to the Internet using a
local ISP and then create a secure tunnel to your VPN
- Scalability. On the server
side, bandwidth is only consumed when users are actually
transferring data. On the client side, users can choose
any type of Internet connection that’s available to
Justify Your Decision
If you currently support or administer remote access
solutions, the benefits I’ve just listed probably sound
attractive to you. Now that you’ve determined that a VPN
could help your business environment, let’s look at some
ways to justify its implementation. If you’re an IT professional,
chances are you’ll need to get write-off from upper management
before investing in and implementing a VPN solution. Some
strong allies might be end users, heads of other departments,
and your own cost justifications. If implemented properly,
a VPN solution can offer your company a very quick return
on investment (ROI) and a greatly lowered total cost of
Evaluating VPN Options
The purpose of a VPN is to ensure that your communications
are kept secure, even over a shared public network. So
far, we’ve talked about the potential business benefits
of implementing and using a VPN. In this section, we’ll
examine the technical details involved with this relatively
new technology. First, you’ll need to decide which VPN
model to use. Then, it’s time to consider protocols and
confront the nagging questions of reliability, security,
There are three major ways to implement a VPN. All meet
the basic requirements: secure authentication and encryption
of data during transfer. However, they also differ in
Hardware VPNs. A
hardware-based VPN is usually implemented through the
use of VPN routers that are configured at either end of
an Internet connection. It connects remote networks without
forcing you to reconfigure clients. However, hardware
solutions can lock you into using proprietary hardware
and protocols, and they may be expensive.
Software VPNs. Several
solutions allow client machines to encrypt data and automatically
make a direct connection with a VPN server. Although this
requires reconfiguring client machines, it offers maximum
control and is a good solution for traveling users who
aren’t connected to a LAN. Later in this article, I’ll
demonstrate how Windows-based operating systems can be
used in a VPN.
If you don’t want to set up, manage, and support your
own VPN-based solution, you can outsource this functionality
to an ISP that provides VPN services. The ISP will be
responsible for configuring client systems to log onto
their secure access points and encrypting all data during
transmissions. At the other end of the connection, your
server will connect to your ISP’s point of presence and
receive standard, decrypted network data. Use this solution
when you have a large number of remote access users and
want to outsource much of the burden related to implementation
After you decide which type of VPN implementation method
is appropriate for your business requirements and environments,
it’s time to get down to the technical details. Let’s
start with a run-down of the current standards:
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
(PPTP). Originally introduced by Microsoft with
NT 4.0, PPTP is a protocol-independent, software-based
protocol. Windows 95/98, NT 4.0, and Win2K all support
the use of this protocol. Although PPTP will continue
to be supported in future operating systems, L2TP (an
improvement to PPTP, which I discuss in a moment) will
also be available and will eventually replace PPTP.
- Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F).
Developed primarily by Cisco and used in hardware implementations
of a VPN, L2F is an IP-based protocol. Its most common
implementation involves an L2F-compatible router at
each end of the VPN connection.
- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP).
Developed by Microsoft and Cisco, L2TP will be the new
standard in Win2K. L2TP aims to be protocol-independent
while providing some of the advantages of L2F.
- IPSecure (IPSec). Currently
being finalized as an Internet standard, IPSec is a
TCP/IP-based suite of protocols that can manage authentication
and encryption for secure connections. The protocol
will be included in the next version of the IP protocol
(IPv6) and will help hardware vendors design compatible
devices. (For more information, see www.ietf.org.)
What does all this mean to you? When evaluating a solution,
look for products and services that allow (or will allow)
the use of L2TP and/or IPSec.
The Reliability and Security Concerns
If you’re thinking that VPNs can be a risky proposition,
you’re right. After all, you’re sending potentially sensitive
information over the Internet. Despite its redundant design,
the infrastructure of the Internet is prone to problems.
Good solutions are available, though. If remote access
is extremely important to your company, consider entering
into a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with your ISP. Be
sure to read the fine print, however, because many SLAs
don’t offer you much of a guarantee.
As far as security is concerned, there are two main goals.
First, ensure that users are authenticated securely. If
the standard password-based methods (such as NT’s CHAP
implementation) aren’t enough, consider using other solutions
such as SecureID, Remote Authentication Dial-In User Services
(RADIUS), or biometrics (such as fingerprint or voice
recognition). Second, make sure that your data is unusable
if intercepted during transmission. To accomplish this,
most VPN implementations will offer at least 40-bit encryption
security. While this is reasonable for most general network
connections, you should bump this up (to 128-bit, for
example) if you want extra peace of mind.
Performance and Scalability Issues
When dealing with the Internet, it’s important to consider
performance issues. Much of the network you’ll be using
is beyond your control, so you should perform a load test
before deploying your solution. Most ISPs will give you
bandwidth guarantees through SLAs, but be sure you understand
As VPN data is encrypted (and optionally compressed)
during transfer, you’ll also need to consider the processing
overhead for these functions. On the client side, the
effects should be negligible—even the fastest Internet
connections available won’t outperform today’s CPUs. On
the server side, however, be sure to perform adequate
load testing to determine what you can handle. If you
need more power, you can purchase dedicated encryption
cards that offload this functionality from your CPU. Scalability—the
ability to take advantage of increased bandwidth—shouldn’t
be a problem. On the client side your users can obtain
Internet access any way they want. On the server side,
you can almost always get more bandwidth from your ISP.
You can also deploy multiple VPN servers and balance the
load using specially configured DNS servers or routers.
Implementation Best Practices
Setting up a VPN server, especially with NT, can be quite
easy. But you’ll also face several other challenges. Here
are some tips for making the best of your VPN rollout.
- Get buy-in from other departments.
Take the time to speak with users and department heads
to explain how this solution can reduce costs and give
them a better remote access experience. It shouldn’t
be difficult to get support. Buy-in can be a great asset
when trying to pitch VPN plans to management.
- Get acquainted with your ISP.
Your IT team will be working closely with your preferred
ISP(s) for managing server-side connections and (optionally)
for supporting remote users. Get to know your ISP’s
support policies and clearly define the roles of both
- Develop a test environment.
You’ve probably heard this before, but it’s very important
that you test your solutions before unleashing them
on unsuspecting users.
Setting Up an NT-Based VPN
So far, we’ve looked at both the business and technical
issues associated with evaluating a VPN. If you’re working
in a Windows-based environment, you’ll be happy to know
that you already have the tools to set up a VPN. The major
benefits of using NT Server to create your VPN include
low cost (free for licensed users), quick setup (the basics
can be done in about 30 minutes), and ease of administration
(integration with the NT Security Accounts Manager). Fortunately,
the exact steps for setting up an NT Server to use PPTP
are quite simple, as is management. In this section I
provide an overview of the steps required to implement
an NT-based VPN. Rest assured, you can get more details
elsewhere (see “Additional Information” in this article).
First, Get Current
For Windows 95/98 clients, you’ll need to get the Dial-Up
Networking (DUN) 1.3 Update. You can download this from
Microsoft (again, see “Additional Information”). For NT
4.0 Server and Workstation users, the latest Service Pack
is highly recommended. You can also download and install
the Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) Update for NT 4.0
Server. This new add-on supports dynamic routing and provides
a new administration console. Note that if you have RAS
installed and you install NT Service Pack 4 (or later),
the service will automatically be upgraded to the Routing
and Remote Access (RRAS) service. For now, I’ll assume
you don’t have RRAS installed, although the basics are
Second, Cover Your RAS!
NT’s VPN technology is a part of the Remote Access Service
(RAS). If you know the basics of using the NT Remote Access
Service, you’ll be well on your way to setting up an NT
VPN. Windows 9x/NT 4.0 uses PPTP and logical VPN adapters
to set up a secure connection over the Internet (see Figure
|Figure 2. An overview of how
to set up a Windows NT 4.0 VPN.
Here are the basic steps:
- Install the Point-to-Point Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP). Go to Control Panel | Network.
In the Protocols tab, click Add… and then select the
“Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.” You’ll be prompted
for the number of VPNs you want to configure. This will
be the maximum number of concurrent VPN connections
this server will support.
- Install the Remote Access Service
(RAS). Go to Control Panel | Network. In the
Services tab, click Add… and then select the “Remote
- Configure ports for RAS. In
the next dialog box, you’ll be prompted to assign the
various “devices” available for use by RAS. Devices
can be physical (such as modems or ISDN adapters that
you’ve already installed), or they can be logical (such
as the VPN adapters you set up in step 1). Each port
can be configured to allow dial-in, dial-out, or both.
- Configure RAS network properties.
Each port assigned to RAS can support one or more protocols
(TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and/or NetBEUI). You can also route
traffic by using the “Entire network” button in the
options for each protocol (see Figure 3).
|Figure 3. Configuring RAS protocol
options on NT Server.
The steps are a little different for Win2K, but the ideas
are the same: You add the VPN protocol and then configure
the RRAS service to use the virtual adapters. Get more
information at www.microsoft.com/communications.
|If you’re having problems
connecting, here are some “gotchas” to
look out for:
- Internet configuration.
For this setup to work, your VPN server
must be accessible via the Internet.
This means that you either have a
DNS name configured for the box (such
as vpn.mycompany.com) or you instruct
users to use an IP address. Either
way, your ISP can help you take care
This is by far the most common connectivity
problem! PPTP requires that data be
allowed to pass on TCP Port #1723
and IP Protocol #47 (Generic Routing
Encapsulation). This generally isn’t
a problem with ISPs, but if your company
firewall restricts this traffic, you
won’t be able to authenticate and/or
connect to your VPN server. [For
more information on firewalls, see
Roberta Bragg’s “Security Advisor”
Up a Flame-Proof Firewall,” in
Third, Configure Your Clients
Now that your server is ready for business, it’s time
to configure your clients. The first step is to make sure
your users have access to the Internet. For laptop users,
this will probably mean configuring a Dial-Up Networking
(DUN) connection to an ISP. For remote branch offices
or users on a LAN, they may already have Internet access,
so you’re all set. Once they’re on the Internet, users
will need to use a second DUN connection to establish
a VPN session with your remote server. This connection
will have two differences: Instead of using a modem, you’ll
choose a VPN adapter, and instead of a phone number, you’ll
enter in the IP address (or DNS name) of the remote machine.
Now, when clients need to connect, they’ll first establish
an Internet connection. Then, they’ll use the second VPN
DUN connection to authenticate with your remote server.
|VPN technology is still
relatively new in the IT industry. Fortunately,
plenty of resources are available to help
you implement a VPN.
- Microsoft Communication Services
Web Site at www.Microsoft.com/communications
for in-depth technical information
about PPTP and RRAS, Win2K communications
features and case studies regarding
- “Troubleshooting PPTP Connectivity
Issues in Windows NT 4.0,” Microsoft
KnowledgeBase article Q162847, which
provides a thorough checklist of troubleshooting
steps for an NT-based VPN.
- “Evaluating MS PPTP Remote Access
Cost Factors,” a Microsoft TechNet
article listing costs that must be
considered before implementing a VPN.
- “Understanding PPTP (Windows NT
4.0),” a Microsoft TechNet article
with everything you ever wanted to
know (and more) about PPTP!
- Various vendor Web sites, including
Cisco at www.cisco.com,
3Com at www.3com.com,
Shiva at www.shiva.com,
and UUNet at www.uu.net
for information about third-party
hardware and outsourced VPN solutions.
- “IP Security Protocol (ipsec),”
an article at www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipsec-charter.html,
which provides information about the
status and details of the IPSec protocol.
Bringing it all Together
So there you have it—an overview of VPN technology with
business justifications for its use. Personally, I’ve
found that pitching the VPN idea has been an easy sell,
especially in small- to medium-sized organizations. The
challenge for you, the resident IT pro, will be to convince
management that it’s a good idea and to find the best
way to implement it. Considering the shortcomings of traditional
remote access and the business benefits of a VPN, it shouldn’t
be tough. Good luck, and may I never see your unencrypted
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Next Week @ TC 20/4/2018
To the TC Community,
In this weeks Announcements:
There have been assemblies held this week where we have as a community looked at some of the "social norms" that we have here at TC, in particular those that we are looking to improve apon and those that we do really well. We have a great community that all are amazing at the way that we look after each other. We all treat each other as equals, a result of our one person policy, in terms of the level of respect that we give each other. We understand that all of us have different roles and responsibilities, but we know that it doesn't matter who you are, or how long you have been here @ TC we are all worthy of these equal levels of respect. This One Person Policy is one of the fundamental philosophies that we have here at TC, along with the "Yes is the Default" rule.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Athletics Carnival on Monday. If the success of the Swimming Carnival is anything to go by this will be another event to build up the community spirit whilst taking part in the many activities taking place during the day, as well as giving the elite level competitors an opportunity to compete in the serious events.
- Athletics Carnival and Sports Update
- New Head of House Announcement
- Updated Getting to know TC Document
- New Hoodie Order
- Student Positions of College Council
This weeks announcements:
Athletics Carnival and Sports Update:
The TC Community Athletics will be happening on Monday at Doncaster Athletics Track (23/4). Students are encouraged to make their own way there but buses will drop students at the track rather than school. We will also have a shuttle bus to transport students from TC to the track if needed. This will depart at 8.45am from the Sports Centre. The carnival starts at 9am and will finish at 3pm where buses will be waiting to take students home otherwise students will need to find their own way home. As it is a whole school event, all students are expected to attend. As well as the athletics, there will be novelty events, music, media coverage and TC market offering BBQ, sweets stalls, guitar lessons, face painting. There will also be a fancy dress competition so all students are encouraged to dress in their community colours- blue (planets), green (Greek Gods), gold (Egyptian Gods). We look forward to a fun day as a community😊
Lunchtime Sports Training:
MON: Badminton (Sports Centre), Table tennis (S wing)
TUES: Girls AFL (oval), Soccer (Sports Centre)
THURS: Boys netball (Sports Centre)
New Head of House to Replace Beth Wigg
It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce that the new Head of House, replacing Beth Wigg, is Stevenson Knight. Stevenson is currently working with Veronica Pender and Ceri Davies to take part in a handover of the role to ensure a smooth transition. Stevensons details can be found in the "Getting to Know TC Document".
Getting to Know TC Document
Please find below an updated version of the getting to know TC document. This has been updated with new staff to the school for term 2 as well. Please be aware that this is a big file when you download it.
New Hoodie Order
Thank you all for interest in the school hoodies. As the weather gets colder this will definitely be a great addition to your wardrobe! Please find link below with new designs available. Each design needs a total of 25 orders or higher to go ahead. If you order a design that has less orders we can swap the colour or design to a different option or you can receive a refund.
When creating an account please us the students name so it is easy to hand them out when they get to school. We have a complete size range at school to try options on located in the Resource Centre. Please see Sophie to try a size on.
This order will close in 11 days the 30th of April. This is to ensure that hoodies will be delivered by the 1st week of term 3.
Please see design options below in NEW colour PINK. Other colours available are Navy, Teal, Red, Purple and Green
Happy shopping 😊
STUDENT POSITIONS ON COLLEGE COUNCIL
From 2018 all Victorian government secondary school councils must conduct their Student member school council election process. There are two positions available. The attached documents provide information on the roles and responsibilities of this new category.
Student members of school council will have the same role and responsibilities as other council members, including full voting rights.
Student members will be expected to prepare for and attend all council meetings, in line with the requirements for school councillors.
If you want to nominate yourself or another student for one of the two student positions please see Peter Ellis.
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“Konami announces plug-and-play TurboGrafx-16 Mini” – Ars Technica
Surprise reveal rounds out the 16-bit “mini-console” family.
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- The Japanese edition has a somewhat distinct list of announced games thus far, including well-remembered classics like Super Star Soldier, PC Kid, and Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.
- Japan and Europe also get a different design for the system’s case itself, modeled after the squarish PC Engine, while US customers will get the larger, rectangular TurboGrafx design.
- Konami says all versions of the system will feature standard functions like quick saves, virtual simulated CRT scanlines, and the original 4:3 aspect ratio display.
- The latest plug-and-play HDMI retro system follows a trend that now includes miniature editions of the NES, Super NES, PlayStation, and Neo Geo, with a licensed Genesis Mini coming in September.
- Many of the games on those systems have been re-released in myriad forms for many different platforms over the years.
- TurboGrafx games, on the other hand, have only been re-released en masse as part of the Virtual Console collections for the Wii and Wii U.
- Original TurboGrafx hardware and software can command significant prices in today’s secondhand market as well.
- Konami gained control of the TurboGrafx/PC Engine brand in 2011 with the purchase of Hudson Soft, which designed the original system in the late ’80s..
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Virtually There session recap
Our learners have a lot going on. Work, media, and the responsibilities of day-to-day life bombard them with data. Their brains must process a metaphorical mountain of information. Individuals consciously and subconsciously determine which stuff to pay attention to, and which to ignore.
Theoretically, training content focuses on critical information, right? We may think so, but if our learners have other priorities, our L&D programs get lost in the noise.
Expert Julie Dirksen argues that instructional designers can not only combat this problem, but that they have a professional responsibility to do so. In fact, she hypothesizes that “one of the primary responsibilities of instructional designers is the ruthless management of cognitive load.” Simply put, we want to:
- Protect our learners in their ability to take in new information
- Not overwhelm them during the learning process
- Avoid bludgeoning people with content
A Crash Course in Cognitive Load Theory
During her recent Virtually There session, Julie covered John Sweller’s popular Cognitive Load Theory, which includes three primary elements:
- Intrinsic cognitive load: the inherent difficulty of the material. For example, differential equations includes greater intrinsic cognitive load than basic addition.
- Germane cognitive load: the effort people put in interacting with material
- Extraneous cognitive load: additional features or influencing factors that add to the complexity of an experience, like unclear eLearning navigation or access difficulties.
Instructional designers must consider all types of cognitive load within their programs and make a concerted effort to reduce the number of things pulling attention away from the intrinsic cognitive load. Julie urges us to “create learning environments that are as friendly for learners to pay attention to as possible. We can do this by minimizing the stuff around the periphery so people can absolutely pay attention to the core material.”
Julie Dirksen’s Tips for Lessening the Cognitive Load
Instructional designers, review your designs. Facilitators, take a look at your facilitation guides. With a few minor changes, you can thoughtfully reduce the cognitive load your learners experience during your training programs. Julie recommends that you:
- Decrease text density. “When you use conversational writing, it’s easier for people to allocate their attention and its more memorable.”
- User test content. “Find out where the interface isn’t working for people and discover ways to make it better for learners.”
- Make choices easier or harder. “Consider what you want your learners to accomplish and adjust the difficulty of the tasks accordingly.”
- Give people choices they have control over. “If possible, allow learners to choose which content to learn first. People’s voluntary attention is highest at the beginning of the training, so when they move to the other sections, they’ve learned how to navigate the learning environment.”
- Create a sense of immediacy. “Give learners the opportunity to apply the content as soon as possible. Learners pay more attention to relevant content.”
- Make it as short as possible. “Not everything should be microlearning. But, make content as lean as possible for the subject.”
- Don’t strip out the emotion. “In learning and development, we tend to strip emotional context out of our programs. But when we use emotions in our training materials, we give learners cues for how to feel about the information.”
- Tie learning to their own experiences. “When we relate content to the prior knowledge of our learners, it activates long term memory and makes new information more memorable.”
Managing our learners’ divided attention requires a lot of effort, but the payoff for both our audiences and our organizations is worth it!
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